{"product_id":"9781419738975","title":"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":"Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46356214874284,"sku":"9781419738975","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/13157283482693.jpg?v=1781634856","url":"https:\/\/giftshop.carlemuseum.org\/products\/9781419738975","provider":"The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}