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The Story of the Treasure Seekers was first published in 1899. This story is about the Bastable children, Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and Horace Octavius (H.O.). Richard Bastable a widower and father, is trying to perfect a new form of refrigeration but this doesn't bring in much of an income. Meanwhile the Bastable brood spearhead a campaign to try to save the family home from creditors. The... More

The Story of the Treasure Seekers was first published in 1899. This story is about the Bastable children, Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and Horace Octavius (H.O.). Richard Bastable a widower and father, is trying to perfect a new form of refrigeration but this doesn't bring in much of an income. Meanwhile the Bastable brood spearhead a campaign to try to save the family home from creditors. Their adventures include digging for treasure, being detectives, writing a newspaper, selling wine, writing poetry and being bandits and kidnappers. One of the children narrates the story but which one isn't revealed till the end. This is a fun story for children and you may also be interested in other books by E. Nesbit, such as Book of Beasts, Railway Children, Enchanted Castle and Seven Dragons.

This book includes:
o Over 340 pages
o Illustrated with sketches
o Linked table of contents

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