The Phoenix and the Carpet


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(4.5 stars; 104 reviews)

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) (6 hr 37 min)

Chapters

The Egg 34:07 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
The Topless Tower 40:32 Read by Lucy Lo Faro
The Queen Cook 46:19 Read by Lucy Lo Faro
Two Bazaars 32:24 Read by K Hindall
The Temple 32:53 Read by K Hindall
Doing Good 27:20 Read by ink tree
Mews from Persia 34:14 Read by Padraig O'hIceadha
The Cats, the Cow, and the Burglar 34:06 Read by Padraig O'hIceadha
The Burglar's Bride 32:12 Read by Padraig O'hIceadha
The Hole in the Carpet 23:14 Read by Marion
The Beginning of the End 29:28 Read by kindlibrarian
The End of the End 30:19 Read by Alana Jordan

Reviews

nice :-)


(2.5 stars)

strange book ! magic

Awesome


(3.5 stars)

Dear E. Nesbit fans, I disagree with CauseMoMo (sorry if I got the name wrong) very much so for this amazing book is great for all ages large or small. P.S. It shan't be tolerated.

The Phoenix


(5 stars)

it's one of my favorite E. Nesbit books :) I grew up with these stories

refreshing


(4.5 stars)

Good, strong readers. Wonderful story line! Lovely for all ages! Enjoy!

this is an awesome book you must read it


(5 stars)

🤪🤪🤪


(4 stars)

Very very funny. I love E Nesbit. This is the second book in a series about five children so I advise if you have not listened to The five children and it yet go listen to it before this book. The reader’s did really well but some I did struggle with.

the Phoenix


(4 stars)

Very good, and there were some excellent readers, but one of them I found difficult to listen to. This is one of E. Nesbit's best books.

Thanks for the pleasure


(5 stars)

Beautiful story, very good reading by various readers. A pleasure to listen to. Thank you.