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¡Viaja a través del tiempo con los últimos descendientes de una antigua familia noble en esta encantadora historia de magia, misterio y tesoros ancestrales! Cuando el joven Edred hereda inesperadamente el título de Lord Arden, él y su hermana Elfrida descubren que el deteriorado castillo familiar guarda secretos que abarcan siglos. Con la ayuda del misterioso Topo blanco —una criatura mágica destinada a servir a la familia Arden— los niños se embarcan en una extraordinaria búsqueda a través del tiempo para restaurar la fortuna de su familia.

En la acogedora intimidad de una habitación infantil de la época eduardiana en Londres, la compra de una alfombra común lleva a un descubrimiento extraordinario. Escondido entre sus tejidos persas yace un huevo encantado que eclosiona revelando a la más extraordinaria de las criaturas: un magnífico Fénix de plumas doradas, ingenio agudo y una opinión bastante elevada de sí mismo. El ave milenaria revela el propio secreto mágico de la alfombra: puede conceder tres deseos al día y transportar a sus viajeros a cualquier lugar que deseen.

Four classic stories featuring bold and daring protagonists, abridged especially for young listeners: Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, The Railway Children, The Secret Garden. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to four classic stories...

On the remote marshes of rural England, newlyweds Jack and Laura believe they’ve found their dream cottage—a place of roses, quiet sunsets, and creative work. But beneath the ivy and charm lies a history far older and far darker than either of them suspects. When their housekeeper abruptly quits just days before Halloween, she leaves behind a chilling warning: On All Saints’ Eve, the man-size marble effigies in the local church are said to rise… and walk.

Do you believe in ghosts? If you do you probably treat any rendezvous with them with more than a fair share of caution. If you don’t then you’re probably keen to disprove their existence and find a rational explanation for whatever is going on and immediately make plans to enter the haunted house. In this volume our authors are very keen to show why the latter is not the wisest of moves.

When Jasper learns that the woman he loves is to marry another man—a wealthy Spaniard named Benoliel—his sleepless night turns into a waking nightmare. In the still hours before dawn, he hears a strange and beautiful music: a funeral mass for the dead. But when his beloved Kate confesses she too heard the same ethereal requiem, their destinies become entwined in a chilling mystery that stretches beyond the veil of life and death.

Step beyond the lamplight and into the gilded darkness of a vanished world. Ghost Stories from the Gilded Age is a classic ghost story anthology featuring eerie tales by female authors who defied convention—Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edith Wharton, Kate Chopin, and more. Narrated by an all-star ensemble of Audie, SOVAS, and One Voice award winners and nominees, this haunting audiobook collection blends Gothic elegance with supernatural unease.

The shadows grow longer, the air grows colder, and the season of spirits arrives. Within this first volume of Halloween Haunts are six classic stories that have chilled and fascinated listeners for generations.

The Book of Dragons is a collection of children’s stories by English writer Edith Nesbit, who wrote under the name E. Nesbit in order to obscure her gender. Comprising eight stories originally published in 1899 in The Strand magazine, The Book of Dragons is a work that explores the magic and wonder of mythical beasts for children and adults alike.

Los seis hermanos Bastable —Dora, Oswald, Dicky, los gemelos Alice y Noel, y Horace Octavius, al que todos llaman H.O.— son huérfanos de madre. Desde hace tiempo saben que las cosas no van bien en casa. Han decidido hacer algo para recuperar la fortuna familiar perdida, y ensayarán todos los métodos posibles para volver a vivir como antes. Buscarán tesoros ocultos, harán de detectives, venderán los versos que hace Noel, intentarán encontrar un Generoso Benefactor, rescatar a un anciano caballero en apuros, vender vino de jerez a comisión, capturar un ladrón.

Después de conocer el inicio de las andanzas de los hermanos Bastable en Los buscadores de tesoros, los chicos de la familia siguen sus aventuras. Tras un episodio particularmente rebelde, los bien intencionados pero descarriados muchachos prometen solemnemente reformar su conducta. Pero sus grandes planes para cumplir con ambiciosos y virtuosos hechos, conducen de nuevo a tanto caos como el de sus juegos anteriores, y a veces a mucho más que eso, a uno de sus "bienintencionados" desastres.

Step into a world of enchantment and adventure with "The Book of Dragons," a collection of fantastical tales by E. Nesbit, brought to life by the captivating narration of Tiffany Magnuson. This delightful audiobook features eight magical stories filled with brave heroes, cunning villains, and, of course, magnificent dragons. E. Nesbit, a master storyteller, weaves tales of courage, wit, and wonder, where each dragon has its own unique personality and challenges for the characters to overcome.

When four siblings journey to the seashore for a holiday, one of them unwittingly summons the sister of a mermaid who is captured by a circus, and the children set out to save the imprisoned being. After a daring midnight rescue, the children’s reward is an incredible journey beneath the waves and into the hidden kingdom of the mermaids. But they soon find themselves in a race against time as they struggle to prevent a war and save their new underwater companions!

L'histoire est celle d'une famille qui quitte Londres pour s'installer dans une maison située près d'une voie ferrée, après que le père, qui travaille au Foreign Office, soit faussement accusé et emprisonné pour espionnage. Les enfants, Roberta dit Bobbie, Peter et Phyllis, se lient alors d'amitié avec un vieux monsieur qui prend régulièrement le train de 9h15 près de leur maison et qui décide de les aider à libérer leur père.. Y arriveront ils ? Quels obstacles rencontreront ils ? Découvrez le dans ce palpitant récit !

Listen to the book that inspired the upcoming film "The Railway Children Return" starring Jenny Agutter, John Bradley, Tom Courtenay and BAFTA-winning actress Sheridan Smith. When Roberta, Phyllis and Peter's father is accused of being a spy and sent to prison, the children and their mother are forced to leave their comfortable city life for the countryside. They move into a small cottage called "Three Chimneys" close to a railway station. As the children settle into their new home, the railway soon becomes the centre of their lives.

"What would you have done? Rubbed your eyes and thought you were dreaming? Well, if you had, nothing more would have happened. Nothing ever does when you behave like that." In 'The Aunt and Amabel' a young girl damages a special flower-bed without meaning to, and as a punishment her aunt sends her to the bedroom with the large wardrobe. When Amabel finds a railway timetable naming a station called 'Bigwardrobeinspareroom' in there she is intrigued. And in opening the wardrobe, she finds something very unexpected on the inside. C.S.

"Her arms rested on a table beside her, and her head on her hands; but her face was turned full forward, and her eyes met those of the spectator bewilderingly." One day, a man who has recently enherited his aunt's house, discovers a portait of a woman in the attic. He brings it downstairs and becomes so infatuated by the woman it portrays that he prays she will come to life. By some mysterious power she does, and he learns that the two of them have a daunting history.

Cyril, Anthea, Robert and Jane are "the sort of people that wonderful things happen to." And the children have yet more adventures ahead of them. Following up on "Five Children and It" and "The Phoenix and the Carpet", they once again meet the wish-granting Psammead fairy. This time, he guides them to an ancient Amulet that will help them find their hearts' desire, but it is only half an amulet, and the search for the other half will have them whizzing about through time.

Two young children time travel to see their family castle at various periods in English history - some in glory, some in wreckage, as their family just escaped from running a B&B. They come back to the castle seeking the hidden treasure which will let them bring it back to its old glory, thanks to the magical Mouldiwarp white mole that transforms them, along with the assistance of a witch they befriended unknowingly with a kindness.

The magic fantasy writing of the author of The Railway Children, bringing her fun and insights into the children meeting and appreciating new people and events at home and in travels on their magic carpet with the Phoenix as their guide.