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The Story of the Treasure Seekers

Name: The Story of the Treasure Seekers
Author: Edith Nesbit

by Edith Nesbit

1899•Family•144 pages

Taste attributes: familycomedywholesomelightlinearglossyfool triumphantrags to riches

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Boxlist takeA wholesome family novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyComedyFool triumphantRags to riches

Subjects

Brothers and sistersImaginationMoneymaking projects in fictionImagination in fictionFamily lifeFamily life in fictionBrothers and sisters in fictionGreat Britain in fiction

Details

Author: Edith Nesbit
Published: 1899
Pages: 144
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Source: Open Library

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