The Enchanted Castle

<p><I>The Enchanted Castle</I> (1907) is a children's fantasy novel by English writer Edith Nesbit. Using elements of magic and mystery familiar to readers of her beloved Bastable and Psammead Trilogies Nesbit crafts a tale of wonder and adventure for children and adults alike.</p><p>While on a school holiday children Jerry Jimmy and Kathy explore the open landscape of rural southwestern England. One day they discover an immense country estate designed like an ancient castle and complete with towers gardens groves and even a lake. In the middle of its central rose garden they find a maze at the end of which a young girl lies asleep. Waking she reveals that she is the princess of the castle and agrees to show them some of its mysteries. One of these is the ring of invisibility which when she slips it on her finger to demonstrate its power actually works. Startled the princess reveals that she is really the housekeeper's niece and admits that she was only fooling around. Scared at first the children begin to experiment with the ring unleashing its powers in fantastic and terrifying ways. <I>The Enchanted Castle</I> is an entertaining endearing novel a masterpiece of mystery and adventure with enough excitement to ignite the wonder of children and to fill any adult with a sense of childish wonder.</p><p>This edition of Edith Nesbit's <I>The Enchanted Castle</I> is a classic of English children's literature reimagined for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 <b>Mint Editions</b> has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.</p> <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>