E Nesbit

The Story of the Treasure Seekers Annotated and Illustrated Edition E Nesbit

"The Story of the Treasure Seekers" is a children's novel written by British novelist Edith (E.) Nesbit, and like her other much-loved novels including "The Phoenix and the Carpet" and "Five Children and It", "The Story of the Treasure Seekers" is widely accepted as a classic of children's literature. Writing during the late Victorian and early Edwardian times, Nesbit's books were The Simpsons of their day. as they could be both interpreted and enjoyed in totally different ways by children and adults alike. Ostensibly a tale of spunky and adventurous children who are trying to devise a plan to rebuild their family fortune, it is also a story that is scathing about the British class system, the establishment and the propensity for newspapers to advertise clearly bogus "get rich quick" opportunities.