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The Wind in the Willows UniverseSeries
series17 books1908
Fantasy, about friendship, set in british isles.
Start with The Wind in the Willows →
The Enchanted CastleNovel
E. Nesbitstandalone novel1907
About magical artifacts, set in our world.
“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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Five Children UniverseSeries
series27 books1902
completed
Fantasy, set in early 20th century and british isles.
“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 →
Stig of the DumpNovel
Clive Kingstandalone novel1963
About coming of age, set in mid 20th century.
Doctor DolittleSeries
series27 books1920
Set in our world.
“Lofting wrote twelve novels between 1920 and 1936, beginning with The Story of Doctor Dolittle, with two further story collections published after his 1947 death.”
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Start with The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts →
Touchstone TrilogySeries
series3 books2003
About fae, set in our world and contemporary.
“The trilogy tells the story of the hidden tribes of little people who live in a tangled forest on a hill in Somerset, and their interactions with the children at the farm on whose land the hill stands.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Various →