{"product_id":"the-life-and-loves-of-e-nesbit-isbn-9781419738975","title":"The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year: The “informative and entertaining” first major biography of the trailblazing, controversial children’s author (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1858, Edith Nesbit is today considered the first modern writer for children and the inventor of the children’s adventure story. In \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Loves of E. Nesbit\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning biographer \u003cb\u003eEleanor Fitzsimons\u003c\/b\u003e uncovers the little-known details of her life, introducing readers to the Fabian Society cofounder and fabulous socialite who hosted legendary parties and had admirers by the dozen, including George Bernard Shaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough Nesbit’s letters and archival research, Fitzsimons reveals “E.” to have been a prolific lecturer and writer on socialism and shows how Nesbit incorporated these ideas into her writing, thereby influencing a generation of children—an aspect of her literary legacy never before examined. Fitzsimons’s riveting biography brings new light to the life and works of this remarkable writer and woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Meticulous and invaluable . . . exceptionally illuminating and detailed.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fitzsimons handily reassembles the hundreds of intricate, idiosyncratic parts of the miraculous E. Nesbit machine.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I’ve always loved the work of E. Nesbit—\u003ci\u003eThe Railway Children\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFive Children and It\u003c\/i\u003e are my favorites—but I knew nothing about the extraordinary, surprising life of this great figure in children’s literature . . . so gripping that I read [it] in two days.” —Gretchen Rubin, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Happiness Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A charming, lively, and old-fashioned biography . . . highly readable.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A terrific book.” —Neil Gaiman\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44826010976485,"sku":"NP9781419738975","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_b92e56fb-6b7a-4225-9199-801090f770c8.jpg?v=1773106402","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-life-and-loves-of-e-nesbit-isbn-9781419738975","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}