![]() ![]() All in all a brave attempt that is ultimately frustrating. Nesbit's world is beautifully evoked through the writing with very rich characterisation). Nuances related to class and culture are missed and so the reading lacks a certain spirit and the characters are two dimensional (when in actual fact E. I feel that the American / Canadian accent is problematic for this reading (in the same way that a plummy British accent would detract from an authentic reading of The Great Gatsby or The Catcher in the Rye). Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Enchanted Castle (Puffin Classics). Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. I write this as an Englishman brought up reading all of Nesbit's books. The Enchanted Castle (Puffin Classics) - Kindle edition by Nesbit, E., H. Nesbit of intermediate level you can download in epub, mobi, fb2, rtf, txt. I personally found it irritating and frustrating and missed the Edith Nesbit I know and love. Read online or download for free graded reader ebook The Enchanted Castle by E. ![]() ![]() He also has a tendency to over articulate and this often messes with the flow and meaning. What the reader does not manage to achieve is an authentic identity that expresses this. I am not referring to accent here by the way. It is of her time and culture and very British. Edith Nesbit writes with a very particular 'voice'. ![]()
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