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The Enchanted Castle

E. Nesbit (1907)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age6
Goodreads3.5
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipHumorHappy EndingMystery

Heroine archetypes

Cursed Princess

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Enchanted GardenSleeping CurseMagic RingHidden IdentityQuestPortal FantasyFound Family

Themes

FriendshipAdventureMagic and WonderProblem-SolvingCourageInnocence

Synopsis

E. Nesbit's classic story of how Gerald, Cathy and Jimmy find an enchanted garden and awake a princess from a hundred-year sleep, only to have her immediately made invisible by a magic ring. Her rescue is difficult, funny and sometimes frightening.

Is The Enchanted Castle appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 6 and up.

A charming Edwardian fantasy about three children who discover an enchanted garden and must rescue an invisible princess using creativity and teamwork. Contains mild magical peril but is fundamentally lighthearted and suitable for early readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love following Gerald, Cathy, and Jimmy as they solve the funny and sometimes spooky puzzle of rescuing an invisible princess with a magic ring.

Tags

Classic FantasyBritish FantasyEdwardian Children's LiteratureWhimsical Fantasy