The House of Arden

published	2006 by Aegypan
binding	Paperback
isbn	1598189670 (isbn13: 9781598189674)
ebook
pages	184
description	"It had been a great house once, with farms and fields, money and jewels -- with tenants and squires and men-at-arms. The head of the house had ridden out three days' journey to meet King Henry at the boundary of his estate, and the King had ridden back with him to lie in the tall State bed in the castle guest-chamber. The heir of the house had led his following against Cromwell; younger sons of the house had fought in foreign lands, to the honor of England and the gilding and regilding with the perishable gold of glory of the old Arden name." ...more [close] "It had been a great house once, with farms and fields, money and jewels -- with tenants and squires and men-at-arms. The head of the house had ridden out three days' journey to meet King Henry at the boundary of his estate, and the King had ridden back with him to lie in the tall State bed in the castle guest-chamber. The heir of the house had led his following against Cromwell; younger sons of the house had fought in foreign lands, to the honor of England and the gilding and regilding with the perishable gold of glory of the old Arden name." The Arden family has fallen on hard times -- Edred and his sister, Elfrida, live in a small cottage with their Aunt Edith near their ancestral home. When the elderly Lord Arden dies, Edred inherits the House of Arden, but discovers he must restore the fabled Arden "treasure" before his next birthday or all will be lost. [close]
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Joanne rated it:

04/19/07

Read in March, 2007

That was a fun read.
This is one of the Edith Nesbit books which I have NOT read as a child (actually, I think it is the only one). I bought it in England on my fifteenth summer and read it on the flight back home.
The truth is, that when I took it off the shelf yesterday, in search of something which will be a bit more interesting (and magical) then the Hemingway I was reading, which was starting to bore me - I didn't really remember the plot.
What dissapointed me in the book was its' simili...more That was a fun read.
This is one of the Edith Nesbit books which I have NOT read as a child (actually, I think it is the only one). I bought it in England on my fifteenth summer and read it on the flight back home.
The truth is, that when I took it off the shelf yesterday, in search of something which will be a bit more interesting (and magical) then the Hemingway I was reading, which was starting to bore me - I didn't really remember the plot.
What dissapointed me in the book was its' similiarity to other books which she has written. The clever, magical being, who fulfills the childrens' wishes and then later rescues them out of the trouble which they manage to get themselves into, and is always grumpy and cross even though he secretly harbours those kids a lot of affection. And also the obssesive quest for treasure.
But apart from that, it was a lovely book. I especially liked the fact that the girl was braver than her brother most of the time.
A cute book, and charming and magical and just plain good.

זהו אחד מספרי אדית' נסביט שלא קראתי כילדה. קניתי אותו באנגליה בקיץ החמש-עשרה שלי וקראתי אותו בטיסה חזרה לארץ. האמת היא שכשהורדתי אותו מן המדף אתמול בחיפוש אחר משהו שיהיה קצת יותר מעניין מההמינגווי שהתחיל לשעמם אותי - לא ממש זכרתי את העלילה.
מה שאכזב אותי בספר היה הדימיון שלו לספרים אחרים פרי עטה. היצור הקסום והחכם, שמגשים לילדים את משאלותיהם ואח"כ מחלץ אותם מן הצרות שהם נכנסים אליהן, ותמיד רוטן ומעוצבן למרות שהוא בעצם רוחש אליהם חיבה. וכמו כן החיפוש האובססיבי אחרי האוצר.
אבל חוץ מזה, היה זה ספר מקסים. אהבתי במיוחד את העובדה שהילדה הייתה יותר אמיצה מאחיה רוב הזמן.
ספר חמוד וקסום וטוב. אהבתי....less

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