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Wet Magic by Edith Nesbit, Fiction, Fantasy & Magic Hardcover – July 1, 2006

4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 30 ratings

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And when that mermaid is captured and put on display at a local circus, they decide they must rescue her. As their reward, they are permitted to visit the hidden kingdom of the mer-people, but find they must now stop a war to save their new friends. "That going to the seaside was the very beginning of everything, - only it seemed as though it were going to be a beginning without an end, like the roads on the Sussex downs which look like roads and then look like paths, and then turn into sheep-tracks, and then are just grass and furze bushes and tottergrass and harebells and rabbits and chalk."

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Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924) was an English author and poet. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 books of fiction for children. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organization later affiliated with the Labour Party. Nesbit published approximately 40 books for children, including novels, collections of stories and picture books. Collaborating with others, she published almost as many more.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Aegypan (July 1, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 188 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1598181742
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1598181746
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 - 12 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.56 x 9 inches
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2019
    Book in great condition for the price. Well worth the what I paid for it.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2013
    Bought this as a gift for my cousin, so dont know much on what the book is about, but my cousin read it and she loved it!
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2017
    great condition :)
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2023
    We read this with our homeschool book club. My 1st and 3rd graders loved it and our club goes up to 7th grade. Only 3 stars though bc there are lots of typos in the text. My 3rd graders couldn’t get the hang of reading it themselves because of the typos even though they have advanced skills.
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2016
    I've been binge reading E. Nesbit, and my favorites are tthe ones with plenty of everyday details of life mixed in with the magic. This story is almost all fantasy and the bulk of that consists of details of an underwater battle among sea people and creatures. Didn't appeal as much to me, but might to others.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2015
    Like Nesbit's other little-known juvenile fantasy, "The Magic City," this one--her last--has very much the feel of L. Frank Baum about it, specifically "The Sea Fairies." Francis, Mavis, Kathleen, and Bernard are excited to be going to the seaside for the first time in their lives--and even more so when they learn that a live mermaid has been captured in the very town where they're to stay. Francis and Mavis, exploring the beach in the hopes that they may see another, suddenly hear a voice that urges, "Save her. We die in captivity." And so they set out to, with the help of Reuben, the Spangled Boy, who does an equestrian act in the circus where the mermaid is imprisoned--and proves to have been kidnapped in infancy by gypsies! In gratitude all five are invited to visit the undersea country from which the rescued mermaid comes, and after that adventures come thick and fast.

    Nesbit, as always, creates children who are both real and distinctly individual (Bernard, for example, is hopeless at "sums" (the British term for arithmetic) and tends to be terminally clumsy), as well as a fascinating fantasy world with a logic all its own. Just as "The Railway Children" may be my favorite of all her non-magical juveniles, so this one may be the magical one I like best of all. Young (and not so young!) readers of Baum and Edward Eager should enjoy it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2015
    As all Nesbit - magical magic and wonderfully real children to enjoy it in the story. Could NOT give fewer than 5 stars even though the weird quote marks make the dialogue hard to read. If the editor/publisher sees this- PLEASE fix this format problem..."quote marks are supposed to look like this" not how they appear in this edition.
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  • Katrina Adele Murphy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful language, extraordinary fantastical story.
    Reviewed in Australia on July 21, 2020
    Loved the book. Absolute classic. Did not read this one as a child.
  • Tina J.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2013
    I have always loved this book, I have it as a 'book' and got it on my Kindle as back-up.
    Again, a very old-fashioned story, but it does take place about 100 years ago, so what else would you expect.
    It is a children's book, but personally I think I have enjoyed it as an adult more.
    I say "Sabrina Fair" whenever I am by the sea - and it is very fitting, as I live near the River Severn, which is also called Sabrina.
  • Andrew G. Matthews
    3.0 out of 5 stars Daylight Snobbery
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2013
    This is not, alas, as classic as Nesbit's other books. There's a streak of condescension towards the lower classes that strikes the modern reader as patronizing. The undersea wars are a bit tedious, but do reveal a lot about Edwardian military attitudes - after all, this is the generation that went off to die in the trenches. If you're a Nesbit fan, approach with Cuation!
  • Seagull
    5.0 out of 5 stars Still good!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2013
    I read - and loved - this book as a child, so was a bit wary about re-reading it as an adult. Happily I was not disappointed. Her characters are engaging and believable, their adventures are original and absorbing. Even if this book is not regarded as one of E.Nesbit's classics, the excellence of her writing shows just why her books remains in print.
  • Mr. Martin J. Valenttine
    5.0 out of 5 stars A treat!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2013
    I have enjoyed Edith Nesbit's work for years and this one of the lesser known works is a sheer delight!