Track amulet

Author: (English) Edith Nesbit
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book is one of the novels in the "Classic Fantasy Series by Nesbit," a best-selling children's literature classic for a century. Edith Nesbit was a renowned British children's literature writer and poet. Her works are delightful, often using the adventures of young protagonists to foster the holistic growth of children's minds and bodies. This book primarily depicts the adventure story of Cyril, Robert, Anthia, and Jane, four siblings, who are led by a half of a magical amulet to various times and spaces in search of the other half. On Fitzroy Street, number 300 in Britain, the four siblings live with their old nanny. They obtain a half of a magical amulet, and as long as they find the other half, their inner desires will be fulfilled—bringing their father, who is reporting on the Northeast China battlefield, and their mother, who is going to Madeira Island for rest due to illness, back home sooner. The half of the amulet takes them to various times and spaces in search of the other half, and thus they begin their adventures never experienced before: they get caught in the war of ancient Egypt 8,000 years ago, are imprisoned in a dungeon in Babylon, receive a Babylonian queen who travels through time and causes trouble, and witness the destruction of Atlantis, which sank into the sea, firsthand. In front of the Egyptian pharaoh, they perform magic tricks Finally, the children find the other half of the amulet, and the family is finally reunited.