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Fantasy - English Genre

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Books in the Fantasy - English genre:

The Phoenix and the Carpet (1956)

The five children who discovered ‘It’ find a Phoenix’ egg rolled up in a magic carpet and hatch it in the nursery fireplace.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): H. R. Millar

Royal Reflections (1956)

A collection of fantasy and adventure stories for children.

Author(s): Shirley Goulden
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1957)

The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or the Great Dog Robbery is a 1956 children’s novel by Dodie Smith about the robbery of the titular family of 101 Dalmatian dogs. A sequel entitled The Starlight Barking continues from the end of the first novel.... View More

The World of Pooh (1957)

An omnibus of Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner with additional color plates by E. H. Shepard. This is the dust jacket for the British edition. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Best in Children’s Books Volume 12 (1958)

A collection of stories, poems and articles some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Best in Children’s Books Volume 14 (1958)

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Best in Children’s Books Volume 15 (1958)

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Best in Children’s Books Volume 16 (1958)

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.

The Chimneys of Green Knowe (1958)

Tolly returns to Green Knowe for the Easter holidays and learns about Susan Oldknow, a blind girl who lived there during the Regency. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): L. M. Boston
Illustrator(s): Peter Boston

The Curious Tale of Cloud City (1958)

Colin and Pam are snatched away to Cloud City, after eating an enchanted sweet, where they help free the people from enslavement to the animals.

Author(s): Joan Mary Bate
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Doubling Rod (1958)

An Englsh family has a magic rod that will double what they need in this mystery. The British first edition was not illustrated by Christine Price.

Author(s): Ada M. Harrison
Illustrator(s): Christine Price

Five of Us – and Madeline (1958)

Five children come down in the world, but when their mother receives an inheritance, everything is comfortable again, except that their cousin Madeline comes to live with them. Also includes two short stories, ‘Last of the Dragons,’ and &... View More

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Peter Freeman

The House of Arden (1958)

Edred and Elfrida travel into the past to search for the lost treasure of the House of Arden and succeed in finding their lost father.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): H. R. Millar

The Magic City (1958)

Philip builds a model city using his blocks and things about the house. When he and his sister Lucy shrink to the size of the inhabitants, they must fight for the throne.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): H. R. Millar

Roger: A Most Unusual Rabbit (1958)

Roger is a talented portrait painter who becomes a successful society painter.

Author(s): Dorothea W. Blair
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Treasure of Green Knowe (1958)

Tolly returns to Green Knowe for the Easter holidays and learns about Susan Oldknow, a blind girl who lived there during the Regency. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): L. M. Boston
Illustrator(s): Peter Boston

Wet Magic (1958)

When Francis unwittingly summons a mermaid, she and Mavis, Bernard and Kathleen must rescue it from a sideshow and return it to the sea.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): H. R. Millar

The Adventures of Rinaldo (1959)

The famous knight, Rinaldo di Paldo, returning from battle, has several adventures on his way home: he outwits some enemy soldiers, he collects some loving animals, and he marries a beautiful maiden.

Author(s): Isabella Holt
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

The Borrowers Afloat (1959)

The Clocks, Arrietty, Pod, and Homily are off down stream to Little Fordham.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Mary Norton
Illustrator(s): Diana Stanley

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