![]() ![]() ![]() She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 books of children's literature. Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland 15 August 1858 - ) was an English author and poet she published her books for children under the name of E. ![]() Lucy, too, has found her way into the city and joins Philip as a co-Deliverer, much to his chagrin. Noah, from a Noah's Ark playset, tells Philip that there are seven great deeds to be performed if he wants to prove himself the Deliverer. ![]() Some soldiers find him and tell him that two outsiders have been foretold to be coming: a Deliverer and a Destroyer. Then through some magic he finds himself inside the city, and it is alive with the people he has populated it with. To entertain himself he builds a giant model city from things around the house: game pieces, books, blocks, bowls, etc. He has trouble adjusting at first, thrown into a world different from his previous life and abandoned by his sister while she is on her honeymoon. PLOT: After Philip's older sister and sole family member Helen marries, he goes off to live with his new step sister Lucy. It initially appeared as a serial in The Strand Magazine, with illustrations by Spencer Pryse. The Magic City is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, first published in 1910. ![]()
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