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The Edith Nesbit Library

The Edith Nesbit Library

By: Edith Nesbit
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Here is a library where the shelves are never quite still, and the books, if treated kindly, will open of their own accord. In The Edith Nesbit Library, her beloved stories are read aloud in full: tales of brave children, troublesome wishes, enchanted castles, railway adventures, dragons, phoenixes, and other impossible things that have a habit of becoming true before tea-time. Step inside, sit very quietly, and listen.Public domain
Episodes
  • Oswald Bastable and Others Chapter 3 - The Arsenicators: A Tale Of Crime

    Oswald Bastable and Others Chapter 3 - The Arsenicators: A Tale Of Crime
    Jun 24 2026
    In which a group of resourceful children find delight and distraction in new bicycles and books, and their experimentation with a fire-balloon leads to unintended trouble and a serious fire on the marsh. Their subsequent sense of responsibility and fear of punishment is met with a kindly mariner’s revelation, easing their burden and teaching them the weighty consequences of youthful meddling.
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    29 mins
  • Oswald Bastable and Others Chapter 4 - The Enchanceried House

    Oswald Bastable and Others Chapter 4 - The Enchanceried House
    Jun 24 2026
    In which a group of adventurous children discover a mysterious, deserted house on the edge of London and devise a variety of imaginative games within its silent, eerie rooms. Their playful exploits take on a curious reality as they encounter unexpected visitors and the consequences of their childhood creations, blending the realms of fantasy and the very real world.
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    43 mins
  • Oswald Bastable and Others Chapter 2 - The Runaways

    Oswald Bastable and Others Chapter 2 - The Runaways
    Jun 23 2026
    In which a rainy evening leads a group of children living under the plain living, high thinking rule of Miss Sandal to welcome a weary, mysterious stranger into their home, their imaginations and sympathies stirred by the plight of fleeing soldiers and the shadowy stories of those on the run. As the marshes glisten with gold in the sun and the night unfolds, they wrestle gently with the complexities of right and wrong, kindness and suspicion, in the quiet unfolding of an unexpected adventure.
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    36 mins
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