Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Wet Magic
    Wet Magic
    Wet Magic
    Audiobook5 hours

    Wet Magic

    Written by E. Nesbit

    Narrated by Phil Chenevert

    4.5/5

    ()

    Switch to ebook

    About this audiobook

    A book about children who find magic in every day life .. and discover that mermen and mermaids actually have a whole underwater kingdom with Kings and Queens and of course Princesses. Of course you probably know these delightful children from their earlier adventures with magic, Bernard, Mavis, Kathleen, and Francis. Just normal children who believe in the fun of imagining and of magic. In this story Francis, who has always loved the idea of the sea but has never actually seen it, is very excited about going to the seashore for holiday. He finds an old aquarium and the others help him lug it home only to have their hopes dashed by Aunt Enid who was in charge temporarily. But then the magic starts when he unwittingly recites a magic charm. At the seashore the children execute a daring rescue of a supposed mermaid who 'die in captivity' and oh, lots and lots more. Enjoy these adventurous children and their wet magic in the sea. - Summary by Phil chenevert
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Author

    E. Nesbit

    Edith Nesbit was born in 1858 and, like her fictional characters in The Railway Children, her middle-class family was one whose fortunes declined. After surviving a tough and nomadic childhood she met and married her husband, Hubert Bland, in 1880 whilst pregnant with the couple's first child. Financial hardship was to dog Nesbit again when Bland's business failed, forcing her to write to support their burgeoning family. She only later in life focused on writing the children's stories for which she became so well known, including The Story of The Treasure Seekers (1899), The Wouldbegoods (1901), Five Children and It (1902) and The Railway Children (1906). She died in 1924.

    More audiobooks from E. Nesbit

    Related to Wet Magic

    Related audiobooks

    Children's Legends, Myths & Fables For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Read! Read!

      Apr 11, 2021

      Pepper has always wanted to join her father on the RMS Aquitania to New York. Travelling First Class is glamorous, but when the famous Saffron Diamond disappears, Pepper is tangled up in the crime. With her father’s reputation as Captain to protect,

      1 min read

    • Article

      Reader Review

      Sep 22, 2020

      Pen & Sword, 256 pages, £15.99 Children at Sea was such a surprise to me. At first glance it looks like it might be interesting only to researchers with family connections to the sea. But it is so much more. This book is fascinating, superbly resea

      1 min read

    • Article

      ‘They Want To Dream A Little Longer’: The Deep Appeal Of Mermaids

      Oct 26, 2022

      On a sunny Thursday in June, Tinside Lido in Plymouth was flooded with mermaids. It was a sea of metallic shimmer, candyfloss colours, seashell bikinis and long scaly tails. At a count of 378, this was the largest ever gathering of merpeople, accordi

      5 min read

    • Article

      Letter To ELLA

      Oct 7, 2022

      Letter To ELLA
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Gift Of Books

      Dec 8, 2021

      From cute Christmas characters to amazing facts and much-loved classics, there’s something for every young fan in our festive round-up. Delivering presents is hard work, so it’s no wonder that Father Christmas fancies a break. But what if his repla

      2 min read

    • Article

      Story Magic

      Oct 5, 2022

      ★ MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES by Richard and Lewis Edwards-Middleton, illustrated by Andy Passchier (DK) is set in a funfair, but it's really about the different kinds of families that people can have! The sweet story is perfectly complemented by Li

      1 min read

    • Article

      Dear DOCTOR

      Jun 4, 2021

      Dear Reading Doctor, I live near the sea and I always go walking along the beach with my dog. The last time we were there, my dog found a piece of shiny marble. I thought that it was just an old stone, but then my sister told me that there are some

      3 min read

    • Article

      THE Reading room

      Aug 12, 2020

      THE Reading room
      3 min read

    • Article

      THE Reading room

      Aug 12, 2020

      THE Reading room
      3 min read

    • Article

      Hit T He Books

      Nov 28, 2021

      Travel through some of the most beautiful and unusual gardens in the land, learning the stories of how they were created and finding inspiration for your own backyard. Brimming with gorgeous photography, the places it will take you to include a dry g

      2 min read

    • Article

      Fatal Enchantment

      Apr 1, 2024

      Fatal Enchantment
      4 min read

    • Article

      Great Read

      Jun 16, 2021

      Great Read
      4 min read

    • Article

      Kids’ Stuff

      Nov 27, 2023

      Kids’ Stuff
      8 min read

    • Article

      Christmas Gifts

      Oct 30, 2019

      Did you ever pine after the cake decorations as a child, not the cake? The pointy ballerina, caped crusader? Bowerbird Marion Frith understands the miniature world that children love to inhabit; her own hunting from around the world housed in an alph

      3 min read

    • Article

      Memorable Mermaids

      Apr 15, 2021

      Memorable Mermaids
      1 min read

    • Article

      Book Club

      Sep 2, 2020

      Book Club
      1 min read

    • Article

      Books

      Dec 3, 2021

      Australian author Tony Park weaves another thrilling tale set on local shores, this time basing the action in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve next to the Kruger Park. When young girls and a tourist disappear from the reserve and adjacent land, captain San

      5 min read

    • Article

      Book An Escape

      May 3, 2022

      By Laura Dave Prepare to sit down and not get back up until you’ve reached the last page of this buzzy book. This gripping mystery chronicles a husband’s strange disappearance and his family’s quest for the truth. This story will keep you on your toe

      1 min read

    • Article

      Here Be Monsters

      May 1, 2019

      Here Be Monsters
      1 min read

    • Article

      50 Best Kids’ Books

      Nov 27, 2022

      50 Best Kids’ Books
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Wise Ones

      Sep 1, 2020

      Victoria Ruskin, 35, from Windsor Sitting in my hidden high walled garden on the borders of Surrey, a place with many connections to the fae folk, I smiled as I watched the fairies dance around me. As always, I was delighted that they were courteou

      4 min read

    • Article

      Reading Corner

      Dec 1, 2023

      Neil Gaiman RRP £12.99 (HB) www.bloomsbury.com An exploration of displacement and flight from conflict through the objects and memories that represent warmth. It is about our right to feel safe, whoever we are and wherever we are from. It is about

      2 min read

    • Article

      A Path Through the Woods

      May 30, 2023

      A Path Through the Woods
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Gift Of Reading

      Dec 7, 2022

      by Isla Fisher, illustrated by Paula Bowles (£12.99, HB, Welbeck) Mazy isn’t your average dog. While other pups are frolicking in the park, she’s having her fur fluffed and pursuing an acting career in Hollywoof. But some bad news is about to shake

      3 min read

    • Article

      Read!

      Jun 21, 2020

      When Flick Hudson accidentally arrives in the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, she discovers that there are hundreds of worlds. In order to visit, you just need to jump into the right suitcase. Flick joins Strangeworlds’ magical travel society and explor

      1 min read

    • Article

      An Enchantment Of Lore

      Jan 5, 2022

      Sirens, Selkies and Ghost Ships Dee Dee Chainey & Willow Winsham Batsford 2021 Hb, 192pp, £12.99, ISBN 9781849946599 Wild Gods, World Trees and Werewolves Dee Dee Chainey & Willow Winsham Batsford 2021 Hb, 192pp, £12.99, ISBN 9781849946872 Dee Dee Ch

      4 min read

    • Article

      Read! Read!

      Jul 9, 2023

      GEORGE IVANOFF Bernie follows his mum to her top-secret job, and ends up on an island. The scientists there call it ‘Monster Island’, and it doesn’t take long for Bernie to discover why! Extinct and mythical beasts are living here, but there are also

      2 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Wet Magic

    4.5/5

    3 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words