The Phoenix and the Carpet
The Phoenix and the Carpet is a fantasy novel for children, written in 1904 by E. Nesbit. It is the second in a trilogy of novels that began with Five Children and It (1902), and follows the adventures of the same five protagonists – Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and the Lamb. Their mother buys the children a new carpet to replace the one from the nursery that was destroyed in an unfortunate fire accident. Through a series of exciting events, the children find an egg in the carpet which cracks into a talking Phoenix. The Phoenix explains that the carpet is a magical one that will grant them three wishes per day. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Genre(s): Children's Fiction, General Fiction
Language: English
Keyword(s): fiction (1589), children (1106), fantasy (318), nesbit (9)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | The Egg | Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
00:34:07 |
| Play 02 | The Topless Tower | Lucy Lo Faro |
00:40:32 |
| Play 03 | The Queen Cook | Lucy Lo Faro |
00:46:19 |
| Play 04 | Two Bazaars | K Hindall |
00:32:24 |
| Play 05 | The Temple | K Hindall |
00:32:53 |
| Play 06 | Doing Good | ink tree |
00:27:20 |
| Play 07 | Mews from Persia | Padraig O'hIceadha |
00:34:14 |
| Play 08 | The Cats, the Cow, and the Burglar | Padraig O'hIceadha |
00:34:06 |
| Play 09 | The Burglar's Bride | Padraig O'hIceadha |
00:32:12 |
| Play 10 | The Hole in the Carpet | Marion |
00:23:14 |
| Play 11 | The Beginning of the End | kindlibrarian |
00:29:28 |
| Play 12 | The End of the End | Alana Jordan |
00:30:19 |