Nesbit, there was very little information on her. Nesbit’s writing and I began to see how she was one of the greatest influences on contemporary children’s literature. Nesbit book for my birthdays and at Christmas.Īs I grew up, I never outgrew E. Though my Great-Aunt Annie never allowed me to borrow any of her books, she did send me a copy of every E. I do not know how long I was lost within the pages of this book but it was with great disappointment and sorrow that my Mom came and informed me that it was time to leave. While she and mother talked, drank tea and had tea cakes, I sat in an overstuffed armchair in the library with only the sounds of birdsong from her garden and the ticking of an old grandfather clock and began to read. I had never heard of her before but the idea of an enchanted castle was enough to fill my imagination to overflowing. One day while we were visiting, I came across one entitled The Enchanted Castle by E. There are fairy tales that I still read and hear her voice when I read the words. She was a marvelous reader with a lovely Southern voice. Often we would look at the books together and, if I was lucky, she would read to me. Because she knew I was a child who adored reading and loved books, and that I was gentle with them, Great-Aunt Annie would let me take them down or, if I couldn’t reach the one I wanted to see, she would. She had numerous collections of gorgeously illustrated fairy tales, including an entire set of Andrew Lang’s Fairy books. Even though I never met him, the library still had the scent of his pipe tobacco along with that of the old books that lined the shelves. My great-aunt had been a teacher and her house had its own library.
She lived in an old two-story brick home with magnolia trees, azaleas, and rose bushes. When I was a child, one of my favorite relatives to visit was my Great-Aunt Annie.
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