Year 3 
Free Reading 
The Enchanted Castle
by E. Nesbit

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 Chapter 1
  Chapter 2
  Chapter 3
 Chapter 4
 Chapter 5
  Chapter 6
    Chapter 7  
 Chapter 8
  Chapter 9
   Chapter 10
  Chapter 11
   Chapter 12

Resources from LitWits

About the Book
About the Author
Story Supplements

Setting
Joseph Paxton painting of Crystal Palace for the 1851 Exhibition, Hyde Park, London
Photography showing an aerial view of the Crystal Palace, c. 1934
Reproduction of “The Enchanted Castle” by Claude Gellee, c. 1664
Dinosaur Court from 1851 Exhibition at Crystal Palace
Discussion of the Dinosaur Court and other Crystal Palace exhibits

Story
Kid-friendly guide to Greek mythology
Image of the twelve Olympian gods of Greece
Image of a statue of Hermes, the Greek messenger god
Image of 1890s Victorian brass, solar-powered bicycle lamp
Image of the 1899 Criterion Ad for an Acetylene Gas Bicycle Lamp
Image of a Victorian high-wheel bicycle
Image of a later, more modern looking Victorian bicycle
Image of Ugly Wugly painting by John Malcom, c. 1970

Audio/Video
Student-made video about the toys and games of the Victorian era, complete with period photographs
Video of Victorian dance music, complete with period advertisements and images
Victorian instrumental pieces
Try your hand at learning French!
The Enchanted Castle
E. NESBIT (1858 - 1924)
Three children, forced to remain at school during the holidays, go in search of adventure. What they find is a magic castle straight out of a fairy tale, complete with an enchanted princess at the center of a maze. Or is it? The castle turns out to be just a country estate, and the princess is only the housekeeper's niece, playing at dressing up. But the magic ring she shows them proves -- to her surprise and horror -- to really be magic. Soon they are caught in an adventure where statues come alive, lost lovers are reunited, and wishes can be granted -- but always for a price. (Summary by Peter Eastman at Librivox)
Links
Internet Archive Page
Online text
Wikipedia - E. Nesbit
Wikipedia Book - The Enchanted Castle
M4B audio book

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Other Books
by Edith Nesbit

Nine Unlikely Tales
E. NESBIT (1858 - 1924)

Nine original and, yes, unlikely fairy-tales, which include stories of the arithmetic fairy, the king who became a charming villa-residence and the dreadful automatic nagging machine. All are classic-Nesbit: charming, novel and not afraid to squeeze in a moral or two -- told with proper fairy-tale style.
Summary by Cori    GREAT READER!
Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales
Language: English

Play 01 1 - The Cockatoucan Cori Samuel
00:37:06 Play 02 2 - Whereyouwantogoto Cori Samuel
00:29:41 Play 03 3 - The Blue Mountain Cori Samuel
00:32:57 Play 04 4 - The Prince, Two Mice, and some Kitchen-Maids Cori Samuel
00:28:55 Play 05 5 - Melisande; or Long and Short Division Cori Samuel
00:29:28 Play 06 6 - Fortunatus Rex and Co. Cori Samuel
00:32:29 Play 07 7 - The Sums That Came Right Cori Samuel
00:22:07 Play 08 8 - The Town in the Library, in the Town in the Library Cori Samuel
00:27:20 Play 09 9 - The Plush Usurper Cori Samuel
00:29:56
Read Nine Unlikely Tales at gutenburg