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The Story of the Treasure Seekers

E. Nesbit (1899)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesBastable Children #1
Setting
CSM age6
Goodreads3.93
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

AdventureHumorSibling BondHeartwarmingFound Family

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeQuestFish out of WaterFound Family

Themes

FamilyImaginationChildhood InnocenceEconomic HardshipSibling RelationshipsProblem-SolvingVictorian Society

Synopsis

The six Bastable children try to restore their family's fortune using a variety of schemes taken from books, including finding buried treasure, rescuing someone from bandits, and starting a newspaper.

Tags

Historical FictionHumorDomestic FictionVictorian Literature