The Enchanted Castle by Edith Nesbit

Enchanted Pendennis Castle in Falmouth, Cornwall, image released to public domain by its author

Summary: Three children, forced to remain at school during the holidays, go in search of adventure. What they find is a magic castle straight out of a fairy tale, complete with an enchanted princess at the center of a maze. Or is it? The castle turns out to be just a country estate, and the princess is only the housekeeper’s niece, playing at dressing up. But the magic ring she shows them proves — to her surprise and horror — to really be magic. Soon they are caught in an adventure where statues come alive, lost lovers are reunited, and wishes can be granted — but always for a price. (Summary by Peter Eastman for Librivox)

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VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, published by the author Stan Shebs under GNU Free Documentation license, version 1.2 or later

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Gold Ring with a Ruby by Mark Somma, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

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