290:
250:
241:
232:
223:
29:
348:
351:
155:
first published in 1901. It tells the story of Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace
Octavius (H. O.) Bastable, as well as Daisy and Denis Foulkes, and their attempts to perform good deeds, which usually go awry. The novel's complete name is
278:. The order in which the chapters appeared was changed for the one-volume publication in 1901. Some of them also underwent extensive rewriting.
203:, but this causes a good deal of damage. As a consequence, the Bastable children are sent to the country to spend the summer at Moat House near
667:
672:
587:
657:
428:
520:
662:
488:
174:
126:
595:
579:
563:
295:
647:
642:
619:
603:
274:
461:
79:
652:
469:
421:
207:. There they attempt various good deeds, which usually backfire and lead to unintended results.
536:
268:
512:
504:
453:
335:
89:
8:
528:
414:
317:
194:
571:
371:
215:
169:
161:
49:
611:
544:
339:
312:
199:
185:
The story is told from a child's point of view. The narrator is Oswald
Bastable.
197:, the children decide to turn the garden into a jungle and re-enact scenes from
636:
249:
240:
231:
222:
165:
53:
39:
28:
398:
390:
382:
158:
The
Wouldbegoods, Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure Seekers
438:
406:
366:
204:
152:
266:
were first published between July 1900 and July 1901 in periodicals
357:
313:
The Story of the
Treasure Seekers and The Wouldbegoods
310:
Nelson, Claudia. "Note on the Texts." Introduction to
285:
160:. The original edition included illustrations by
634:
422:
336:A collection of the Bastable Children eBooks
429:
415:
27:
635:
436:
410:
13:
521:Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
168:edition (1958) was illustrated by
14:
684:
489:The Story of the Treasure Seekers
327:
193:While living at the Red House in
175:The Story of the Treasure Seekers
127:The Story of the Treasure Seekers
346:
288:
248:
239:
230:
221:
668:Children's books set in London
403:– with 4 more Bastable stories
304:
257:
139:The New Treasure Seekers
117:Print (hardback and paperback)
1:
378:Also at Project Gutenberg:
281:
673:Children's books set in Kent
296:Children's literature portal
7:
620:The Railway Children Return
356:public domain audiobook at
275:The Illustrated London News
178:(1899) and was followed by
10:
689:
588:The Phoenix and the Carpet
462:The Phoenix and the Carpet
400:Oswald Bastable and Others
262:The Bastable stories from
658:British children's novels
555:
480:
445:
134:
121:
113:
105:
95:
85:
75:
67:
59:
45:
35:
26:
180:The New Treasure Seekers
470:The Story of the Amulet
188:
18:1899 novel by E. Nesbit
481:Other well-known works
269:The Pall Mall Magazine
663:1901 children's books
172:. Its is a sequel to
90:Harper & Brothers
604:Five Children and It
596:The Railway Children
580:The Treasure Seekers
564:The Railway Children
513:The Enchanted Castle
505:The Railway Children
454:Five Children and It
392:New Treasure Seekers
384:The Treasure Seekers
648:Novels by E. Nesbit
643:1901 British novels
23:
529:The House of Arden
318:Palgrave Macmillan
21:
630:
629:
572:Onegai! Samia-don
372:Project Gutenberg
216:Reginald B. Birch
214:Illustrations by
162:Reginald B. Birch
144:
143:
106:Publication place
50:Reginald B. Birch
22:The Wouldbegoods
680:
612:Four Kids and It
591:(1997 TV series)
497:The Wouldbegoods
446:Psammead trilogy
431:
424:
417:
408:
407:
374:
367:The Wouldbegoods
353:The Wouldbegoods
350:
349:
321:
308:
298:
293:
292:
291:
264:The Wouldbegoods
252:
243:
234:
225:
148:The Wouldbegoods
135:Followed by
122:Preceded by
97:Publication date
80:Children's novel
31:
24:
20:
688:
687:
683:
682:
681:
679:
678:
677:
633:
632:
631:
626:
551:
545:The Magic World
476:
441:
435:
364:
347:
340:Standard Ebooks
330:
325:
324:
309:
305:
294:
289:
287:
284:
260:
253:
244:
235:
226:
210:
200:The Jungle Book
191:
114:Media type
98:
19:
12:
11:
5:
686:
676:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
653:English novels
650:
645:
628:
627:
625:
624:
616:
608:
600:
592:
584:
576:
568:
559:
557:
553:
552:
550:
549:
541:
537:The Magic City
533:
525:
517:
509:
501:
493:
484:
482:
478:
477:
475:
474:
466:
458:
449:
447:
443:
442:
434:
433:
426:
419:
411:
405:
404:
396:
388:
376:
375:
362:
360:
344:
343:
342:
329:
328:External links
326:
323:
322:
302:
301:
300:
299:
283:
280:
259:
256:
255:
254:
247:
245:
238:
236:
229:
227:
220:
218:
190:
187:
151:is a novel by
142:
141:
136:
132:
131:
123:
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
109:United Kingdom
107:
103:
102:
99:
96:
93:
92:
87:
83:
82:
77:
73:
72:
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
47:
43:
42:
37:
33:
32:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
685:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
640:
638:
622:
621:
617:
614:
613:
609:
606:
605:
601:
598:
597:
593:
590:
589:
585:
582:
581:
577:
574:
573:
569:
566:
565:
561:
560:
558:
554:
547:
546:
542:
539:
538:
534:
531:
530:
526:
523:
522:
518:
515:
514:
510:
507:
506:
502:
499:
498:
494:
491:
490:
486:
485:
483:
479:
472:
471:
467:
464:
463:
459:
456:
455:
451:
450:
448:
444:
440:
432:
427:
425:
420:
418:
413:
412:
409:
402:
401:
397:
394:
393:
389:
386:
385:
381:
380:
379:
373:
369:
368:
363:
361:
359:
355:
354:
345:
341:
337:
334:
333:
332:
331:
319:
315:
314:
307:
303:
297:
286:
279:
277:
276:
271:
270:
265:
251:
246:
242:
237:
233:
228:
224:
219:
217:
213:
212:
211:
208:
206:
202:
201:
196:
186:
183:
181:
177:
176:
171:
167:
163:
159:
154:
150:
149:
140:
137:
133:
130:
128:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
94:
91:
88:
84:
81:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
55:
51:
48:
44:
41:
38:
34:
30:
25:
16:
618:
610:
602:
594:
586:
578:
570:
562:
543:
535:
527:
519:
511:
503:
496:
495:
487:
468:
460:
452:
399:
391:
383:
377:
365:
352:
311:
306:
273:
267:
263:
261:
209:
198:
192:
184:
179:
173:
170:Cecil Leslie
157:
147:
146:
145:
138:
125:
54:Cecil Leslie
15:
556:Adaptations
258:Publication
46:Illustrator
637:Categories
282:References
195:Blackheath
182:(1904).
575:(1985-86)
439:E. Nesbit
437:Works by
387:– prequel
205:Maidstone
153:E. Nesbit
86:Publisher
40:E. Nesbit
395:– sequel
358:LibriVox
71:Bastable
60:Language
320:, 2013.
63:English
623:(2022)
615:(2020)
607:(2004)
599:(2000)
583:(1996)
567:(1970)
548:(1920)
540:(1910)
532:(1908)
524:(1907)
516:(1907)
508:(1906)
500:(1901)
492:(1899)
473:(1905)
465:(1904)
457:(1902)
166:Puffin
164:. The
129:
68:Series
36:Author
76:Genre
272:and
189:Plot
101:1901
370:at
338:at
639::
316:.
52:,
430:e
423:t
416:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
