Wet Magic
Wet Magic is a 1937 mermaid fiction and circus fiction novella by Edith Nesbit. Readers will find themes of magic and mermaids.
38 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 166 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 521 times in the last 30 days.
It runs to roughly 142 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 5 h 48 min LibriVox audiobook.
About Wet Magic
On a holiday at the seashore, Bernard, Mavis, Kathleen, and Francis save a mermaid from captivity and, after an incredible magic-filled journey beneath the waves, they must race against time to avert a war and save their underwater friends.
Free audiobook
Wet Magic — LibriVox recording, 5 h 48 min in 12 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Opening line
“THAT going to the seaside was the very beginning of everything,- only it seemed as though it were going to be a beginning without an end, like the roads on the Sussex downs which look like roads and then look like paths, and then turn into sheep-tracks, and then are just grass and furze and bushes and tottergrass and harebells and rabbits and chalk.”
Quick answers
Who wrote Wet Magic?
Wet Magic was written by Edith Nesbit and first published in 1937.
What genre is Wet Magic?
It is usually shelved as Mermaids & Sea Creatures, Circus & Carnival and Classic Fantasy.
How long is Wet Magic?
The median edition has 142 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is Wet Magic 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.
Is there a free audiobook of Wet Magic?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 5 h 48 min.
What books are similar to Wet Magic?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Sea Fairies, The Scarecrow of Oz and The Flower Princess.
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