Project Gutenberg 1997-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 2144 Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858 1924 Nesbit, Edith Bland, Edith Nesbit The Phoenix and the Carpet Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phoenix_and_the_Carpet Produced by Jo Churcher, and David Widger "The Phoenix and the Carpet" by E. Nesbit is a children's fantasy novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on the adventures of four siblings—Cyril, Anthea, Robert, and Jane—as they encounter magical elements in their lives, such as a mysterious egg and a magical carpet that grants them wishes. As the children explore their new abilities, they navigate mishaps and marvels that spark their imaginations while dealing with the whimsical challenges of childhood. The opening of the book introduces the children as they prepare for the Guy Fawkes celebrations and contemplate their recent acquisition of a new carpet. During their attempts to test fireworks inside the house, a series of misadventures leads to the discovery of a shiny egg within the freshly acquired carpet. When the egg hatches into a beautiful Phoenix, it reveals that their carpet is magical and offers to take them anywhere they wish. The children quickly realize that their dull, everyday life can be transformed into an extraordinary adventure filled with excitement, exploration, and whimsical possibilities, setting the stage for the magical journeys to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fantasy fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Magic -- Juvenile fiction Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Juvenile fiction Phoenix (Mythical bird) -- Juvenile fiction PR PZ Text Children's Literature Children's Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: British Literature 447783 2025-08-01T07:31:35.982801 text/html 479590 2021-01-27T23:36:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 149413 2021-01-27T23:36:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 217939 2025-08-01T07:31:42.876745 application/epub+zip 223382 2025-08-01T07:31:37.926777 application/epub+zip 223381 2025-08-01T07:31:36.686768 application/epub+zip 405623 2025-08-01T07:31:46.561741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383853 2025-08-01T07:31:42.165755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343137 2022-09-01T08:23:24.326997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379214 2025-08-01T07:31:35.095825 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 379172 2016-10-11T06:23:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 140058 2016-10-11T06:26:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 366933 2008-08-02T10:25:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138349 2008-08-02T10:26:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22583 2025-08-01T07:31:46.695721 application/rdf+xml 13111 2025-08-01T07:31:37.263770 image/jpeg 3823 2025-08-01T07:31:36.944774 image/jpeg 212663 2025-08-01T07:31:36.013799 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia