{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-amulet-9781513219738","title":"The Story of the Amulet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Amulet\u003c\/i\u003e(1906) is a children's fantasy novel by English writer Edith Nesbit. The final book in Nesbit's beloved Psammead Trilogy--which also includes \u003ci\u003eFive Children and It\u003c\/i\u003e (1902) and \u003ci\u003eThe Phoenix and the Carpet\u003c\/i\u003e (1904)--\u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Amulet\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of time travel, adventure, and the power of imagination. Described by American critic Gore Vidal as \"a story of considerable beauty,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Amulet\u003c\/i\u003e follows a group of children who use the powers of an Egyptian artifact to travel through time in order to bring their family back together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSiblings Robert, Anthea, Cyril, and Jane live in central London with an old Nurse named Mrs. Green and her boarder, an Egyptologist named Jimmy. Their father, a war correspondent, has traveled to Manchuria for work, while their mother has taken their youngest brother to the Madeira islands off the coast of Portugal in order to recover from an illness. One day, the children go to the markets near the British Museum, where strange and rare objects are sold daily. There, they find their old friend \"It,\" the sand fairy known as the Psammead, who has been captured and is up for sale as an exotic monkey. The children free It, who advises them to purchase a magical Egyptian amulet with the power of time travel. Hoping to use the amulet to reunite their family, the children journey across time to such places as Babylon, Egypt, Tyre, and ancient England in search of the missing piece that will allow them to fulfill their wish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Edith Nesbit's \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Amulet\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of English children's literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513219738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Edith Nesbit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40601018040501,"sku":"9781513219738","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6d32adbe-7efd-4ad3-a195-c59d0f3a25fa.jpg?v=1627359898","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-story-of-the-amulet-9781513219738","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}