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Magic Genre
Books in the Magic genre:
Comus (1921)
Author(s):
John Milton
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Billy Barnicoat (1922)
Billy is the sole survivor of a Spanish ship that is wrecked off the coast of Cornwall. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Greville MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
Five of Us – and Madeline (1925)
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
Nora S. Unwin
The Tempest (1926)
“Full fathom five, thy father lies,
His bones are coral made …”
Author(s):
William Shakespeare
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Panther Magic (1928)
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Author(s):
Olaf Baker
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Five Children (1930)
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
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The Twilight of Magic (1930)
The twins, Giles and Anne, with assistance of Agnes the Applewoman come to the aid of the King.
Author(s):
Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Knock at the Door (1931)
Stephen is half mortal and half fairy and must choose his inheritance.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Illustrator(s):
F. D. Bedford
The Chronicles of Pantouflia (1932)
Includes Prince Prigio and Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s):
Gordon Browne
Stories from the Arabian Nights (1932)
A selection of tales from the Arabian Nights.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Laurence Housman
Illustrator(s):
Edmund Dulac
Frank Schoonover
The Enchanted Castle (1933)
Jerry and Jimmy and Kathleen (who was never called that, but often simply Cat) are playing in the woods when they come on the castle and are soon caught in the toils of the magic.
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
H. R. Millar
The Lost Merry-Go-Round (1934)
Two children explore a wood and discover a merry-go-round. The animals take them on exciting journeys.
Author(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Mary Poppins (1934)
Author(s):
P. L. Travers
Illustrator(s):
Mary Shepard
The Snail Who Ran (1934)
A fairy grants wishes to a snail, a mouse and an elf.
Author(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Mary Poppins Comes Back (1935)
Mary Poppins returns on the end of Michael’s kite string.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
P. L. Travers
Illustrator(s):
Mary Shepard
Noodle (1937)
Noodle the wiener dog thinks it might be nice to be a different shape - or would it?
Author(s):
Munro Leaf
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1938)
Happy Ever After (1940)
A Mary Poppins story which was later included in Mary Poppins Opens the Door.
Author(s):
P. L. Travers
Illustrator(s):
Mary Shepard
The Talking Typewriter (1940)
Johnny Hunt - and- Pecker learns to type from the Asterisk Man.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Pratt
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
The Colt from Moon Mountain (1941)
Joey and Cynthy befriend the littlest colt they ever saw.
Author(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop