Wet Magic, Edith Nesbit
Wet Magic, Edith Nesbit
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Wet Magic

Author: Edith Nesbit

Narrator: Mai Ling Turner

Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/23/2024

Synopsis

When four siblings journey to the seashore for a holiday, one of them unwittingly summons the sister of a mermaid who is captured by a circus, and the children set out to save the imprisoned being. After a daring midnight rescue, the children’s reward is an incredible journey beneath the waves and into the hidden kingdom of the mermaids. But they soon find themselves in a race against time as they struggle to prevent a war and save their new underwater companions!

About Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit (1858–1924) lived in England and had dreamed of becoming a poet since she was fifteen years old. After her husband fell ill, it was up to her to support her small family. For the next nineteen years, she wrote novels, essays, articles, poems, and short stories; but it was not until 1899, when The Story of the Treasure Seekers was published, that she achieved great success. Her groundbreaking style of depicting realistic, believable children quickly gained a popularity that has lasted for more than a century.

About Mai Ling Turner

Mai Ling Turner is a multi-lingual narrator, located in Brisbane, Australia. She has a professional background in broadcast media, narration, writing, editing, and marketing.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Manny on April 20, 2010

I must have read this book when I was about 6... E. Nesbit was the first "real" author I discovered. I think it was the first time I had ever come across a metaphysical problem in a work of literature. The children have been captured by the cruel Sea-People, and the Queen offers them a deal. Anyone......more

Goodreads review by Kathryn on August 07, 2012

Wet Magic* follows the general pattern of Nesbit books: a family of very English children, two boys and two girls in this case, finds themselves embroiled in a magical adventure. In this case, they rescue a mermaid from a circus that had captured her. She takes them back to her own country, and hiji......more

Goodreads review by Thibault on May 09, 2022

Kids come across a mermaid. The mermaid gets captured by a circus. The kids rescue her and she takes the children to her magical underwater kingdom. Overall, an easy, sweet and imaginative but a bit old fashioned and not particularly exciting children’s adventure story.......more

Goodreads review by J. on June 19, 2018

Relatively weak Nesbit offering. A mermaid is rescued, and takes a group of children on an underwater adventure. It felt... unreal? This is an odd criticism to make of one of the most fantastical authors of children's fantasy, but the book just didn't seem to ring true. 2.5/5, rounded up. May have mo......more

Goodreads review by George on May 24, 2018

At about 70% through (as labeled by Kindle) I was sure I was going to be disappointed with a Nesbit for the first time ever. Soon after, I changed my mind. I disagree with the author's ideas on what should be forgotten except by the heart--whatever THAT means!--but this one's as ripping good a yarn......more

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