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Historical FantasyTime TravelClassic Fantasy

The House of Arden

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  • 1900 first published
  • 238 pages
  • 83 editions
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Edith Nesbit's The House of Arden (1900) is a historical fantasy and time-travel fiction novel. The story is set in Great Britain, in 1901–1910. Key subjects include buried treasure, magic, brothers and sisters and treasure troves.

16 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 83 editions across 3 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 738 times in the last 30 days.

At about 238 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

About The House of Arden

The famous Arden family treasure has been missing for generations, and the last members of the Arden line, Edred, Elfrida, and their Aunt Edith, have nothing to their names but the crumbling castle they live in. Just before his tenth birthday, Edred inherits the title of Lord Arden; he also learns that the missing fortune will be his if—and only if—he can find it before the turns ten. With no time to lose, Edred and Elfrida secure the help of a magical talking creature, the temperamental Mouldiwarp, who leads them on a treasure hunt through the ages. Together, brother and sister visit some of the most thrilling periods of history and test their wits against real witches, highwaymen, and renegades. They find plenty of adventure, but will they find the treasure before Edred’s birthday? [Source: Penguin / Random House]
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • 1901–1910

Subjects

  • Buried treasure
  • Magic
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Treasure troves
  • Time travel
  • Children's fiction
  • Great britain, history
  • Brothers and sisters, Juvenile fiction
  • Treasure troves, Juvenile fiction
  • Magic, Juvenile fiction
  • Time travel, Juvenile fiction
  • Fairy tales
  • Great britain
  • Siblings
  • Siblings, Juvenile fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The House of Arden?

The House of Arden was written by Edith Nesbit and first published in 1900.

What genre is The House of Arden?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Time Travel, Classic Fantasy and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

How long is The House of Arden?

The median edition has 238 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The House of Arden free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

What books are similar to The House of Arden?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, At the Back of the North Wind and Thumbelina.

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