Phoenix and the Carpet

Another classic piece of Children's fiction, written in 1904! Well worth considering if you are doing the A to Z Classics challenge in 2018. #noteworthynovember

Jess7

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elkeOriginal

Phoenix and the Carpet | E Nesbit

Well, I couldn't pass these up when @aeeklund posted them appearing at her bookstore! SO glad I did - they are pristine! I also appreciate the note on the receipt to 'wrap well' - they were packed like the treasures they are! 💕💕
It seems like they were never read 🙀
And are well worth ruining my book buying ban 😁

#FolioFreaks #FolioSociety

@LeahBergen - I left the green set for you!

rubyslippersreads These are absolutely gorgeous! 😍😍😍 7y

LeahBergen Gah!!! You are evil. 😂😂 These are stunning! 7y

aeeklund YAY!! I'm so glad they got to you safely!! 🎉📚🎉 7y

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aeeklund @LeahBergen Let me know if you want any information on the other set... 😁😉 7y

monkeygirlsmama Score!! I simply loved the Five Children and It BBC series when I was a girl, but I've never read the book. I need to. These look like such lovely copies. 😍 7y

Kalalalatja Book buying ban be damned, those are stunning! 7y

JazzFeathers 😍😍😍 7y

Jess_Read_This Stunning!!! 7y

Avanders What they said 👆🏽😁 7y

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aeeklund

Phoenix and the Carpet | E Nesbit

Oh no. Oh no, no, no, no, NO!!! I do NOT need this temptation at work!!! @elkeo I blame YOU!!! #mustresist #weakening #foliofreaks

elkeOriginal Ooooo - how much are the red ones? Can we look inside? 7y

quirkyreader Temptation in the worst way possible. 7y

rubyslippersreads 😍📚😍 7y

aeeklund @elkeo The red set (well, both sets) are $44.99. I'll take photos of the inside! 7y

LeahBergen Oooo!!! 😍😍😍 7y

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Andrew65

The Phoenix and the Carpet | E. Nesbit

Just had to be the classic The Phoenix and the Carpet by Edith Nesbit. This was written in 1904 but still a great story. I still remember the series on children's tv based on this book when I was child - I remember asking what a Phoenix was! #magiccarpetride

This was also the first time I had ever heard about a magic carpet.

Cinfhen

Cinfhen Wow! 1904!!! 🙌🏻 7y

Andrew65 @Cinfhen Such an achievement to even be published as a woman in 1904, but to have stood the test of time! 7y

Cinfhen So true💞 7y

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rockpools I do have a very vague memory of a phoenix on kids tv - I wonder if this is what it was from. Think it's time for an E Nesbit revival! 7y

Andrew65 @RachelO I have vague recollections of a Phoenix rising from the fire, a Phoenix rising from the ashes? 7y

rockpools @Andrew65 It sounds like it - whatever it was the image has stuck - very 1970s? I looked it up on imdb but no pics, but the date would make sense... 7y

Andrew65 @RachelO looked up on YouTube and it says 1976-77 which might fit, the pictures bring back memories. The video is not working but may be our internet connection. Also looks like there was a remake in the 1990s. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Phoenix+and+the+carpet 7y

rockpools @Andrew65 Pretty sure that's the one! The video worked here. And that link led to all sorts of childhood classics - Chorlton!! 7y

Andrew65 @RachelO Who can forget Chorlton and the Wheelies 🤠 7y

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rockpools

The Phoenix and the Carpet | E. Nesbit

I remember loving The Phoenix and the Carpet as a kid. This was the version I had - look at it - is there anything these books don't have? And I could never get my head round the fact she wrote the Railway Children as well. Litsy's turning me into an aspiring re-reader!
#magiccarpetride #rockinmay

Cinfhen Good memory 🤓 7y

batsy Loved the Nesbit books! Want to reread them all 💜 7y

Abailliekaras These were the best books ever! 7y

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EloisaJames I adore these books!! I still remember my mother reading them aloud (in a farm in Minnesota) and explaining what treacle was. It sounded so exotic! 7y

LeahBergen I have this very edition! 💗💗 7y

Andrew65 This is the book I chose too. 7y

rockpools @Abailliekaras @batsy I can't believe how many books she actually wrote. I've only heard of about 5 of them! Definitely need a reread sometime soon. 7y

rockpools @EloisaJames That is such a lovely memory! And I love the thought of exotic treacle 😋. 7y

rockpools @LeahBergen Mine disappeared during one of those spring cleans/house moves/water damage/visits from people with little readers/million ways books leave you . Love that you still have yours - I think phoenix was my favourite of the 3. 7y

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SusanInTiburon

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Man, it's a great feeling when a childhood favorite stands up to re-reading. This time, the poetical, self-cherishing Phoenix stole the show for me -- but the children's good hearts, their unsupervised adventures, and their access to magic are still as delightful as ever. (TW: 1909 cultural norms.)

RealLifeReading Lovely flowers! 8y

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Ambre

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And the Nesbit feasting continues. She's earned the "Re-read" badge on Audible. ?

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