Nine Unlikely Tales for Children
Edith Nesbit (1858-1924)
1. 1 – The Cockatoucan
2. 2 – Whereyouwantogoto
3. 3 – The Blue Mountain
4. 4 – The Prince, Two Mice, and Some Kitchen-Maids
5. 5 – Melisande; or Long and Short Division
6. 6 – Fortunatus Rex and Co.
7. 7 – The Sums That Came Right
8. 8 – The Town in the Library, in the Town in the Library
9. 9 – The Plush Usurper
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Summary
Nine original and, yes, unlikely fairy-tales, which include stories of the arithmetic fairy, the king who became a charming villa-residence and the dreadful automatic nagging machine.All are classic-Nesbit: charming, novel and not afraid to squeeze in a moral or two — told with proper fairy-tale style.Summary by Cori
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