The Magic City hardcover classic children's novel by Nesbit and Millar

Bundle with other items in my closet for a discount, and to maximize Poshmark shipping fee. some damage "Philip Haldane builds a play city out of odds and ends that comes to life, when his beloved sister Helen marries Lucy's father. But the nurse tears down the city and traps Lucy. Peter, The Deliverer, must perform seven valorous deeds, opposed by the Pretenderette, a mysterious veiled woman who wants to be Queen. Noah builds an ark and adventures abound."Edith Nesbit an English author and poet, published her books for children under "E. Nesbit."She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later connected to the Labour Party. She was born in Kennington, Surrey, the daughter of agricultural chemist and schoolmaster. Her father's death when she was four and the ill health of her sister meant that she had a transitory childhood, her family moving across Europe in search of healthy and aged 19, Nesbit met Hubert Bland, a political activist and writer. They became lovers...& when she became pregnant they were engaged, marrying in April 1880. After this scandalous (for Victorian society) beginning, the marriage would be an unconventional one. Initially, the couple lived separately—Nesbit with her family and Bland. ... In 1899 she had published The Adventures of the Treasure Seekers to great acclaim."