They discover a way to summon up the mascot of the House, a white mole or 'mouldiwarp,' who enables them to travel back through time in search of the treasure.

Naturally they are eager to locate the treasure, which may help them restore the castle. An old retainer tells them of a legend regarding the Lord of Arden and a buried treasure. The estate consists of not much more than a little money, a crumbling castle, and an attached house.

In this book, two children, with the interesting Saxon names of Edred and Elfrida, aged 10 and 12 respectively, discover that due to the death of a distant relative, young Edred is now Lord of Arden. Like her other, perhaps better known tales, such as Five Children and It, the story takes quite ordinary children of the time and plunges them into fantastical adventures. The House of Arden was published in 1908. We need your Send-to-Kindle Email address, which can be found by looking in your Kindle device’s Settings page. Though she was writing more than a century ago, her books nevertheless remain popular and are generally still in print. The House of Arden Book Details Available Formats Kindle Direct (New, Experimental) Send this book direct to your kindle via email. Edith Nesbit was a popular children's author of the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras in Britain. Together, brother and sister visit some of the most thrilling periods of history and test their wits against real witches, highwaymen, and renegades.Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. With no time to lose, Edred and Elfrida secure the help of a magical talking creature, the temperamental Mouldiwarp, who leads them on a treasure hunt through the ages. Just before his tenth birthday, Edred inherits the title of Lord Arden he also learns that the missing fortune will be his if―and only if―he can find it before he turns ten. The child was Edred Arden, and he lived in a house in a clean, wind-swept town on a cliff. The famous Arden family treasure has been missing for generations, and the last members of the Arden line, Edred, Elfrida, and their Aunt Edith, have nothing to their names but the crumbling castle they live in. 1908) Nesbit’s keen understanding of the child’s perspective, empathetic but un-preachy style, and fiercely independent female characters make The House of Arden just as much a gem for today’s readers. It is now available in paperback.Īlthough written well over a century ago (f.p. NYRB Kids published this edition in their distinctive red-spined hardback format some 15 years ago.

The House of Arden by E. Nesbit