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series27 books1902

completed

Set in early 20th century.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
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Start with Five Children and It →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

Tales of MagicSeries

series7 books1954

completed

About friendship, set in contemporary.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
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Start with Half Magic →

Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
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Start with Peter Pan →

includes Peter Pan, Disney Fairies, Neverland, Fairy Haven, Disney's Peter Pan & Wendy, The Untold Stories of Neverland, Neverland (Heather Killough-Walden), Hook's Revenge

Chitty Chitty Bang BangSeries

series10 books1964

Set in contemporary.

Start with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang →

The Enchanted CastleNovel

E. Nesbitstandalone novel1907

Lighthearted in tone, set in early 20th century.

“On a dull school holiday, siblings Jerry and Jimmy and their friend Kathleen stumble across a grand, hidden estate in the countryside, with a lake, marble statues, and a maze at its heart.”
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