Resumen
Resumen de La Ciudad Mágica
Para quién es
Perfect for readers who love children's fantasy, inventive make-believe, and gentle humor, and for anyone who once built a fort, a castle, or a whole kingdom out of whatever lay around the house.
De qué trata este libro
Can a boy build a city so well that he can walk into it? Philip, ten years old and angry that his sister Helen is marrying, does just that. The Magic City is a children's fantasy by E. Nesbit. It gives you a hidden world made of bricks, chessmen, and candlesticks, with a talking carpenter, a clockwork dragon, and a girl named Lucy whom Philip is determined not to like. It begins with one small boy who feels left behind.
En este resumen
- 1A boy loses his sister to a strangerFree
- 2Alone at the Grange, Philip builds
- 3A moonlit city where Philip is a trespasser
- 4Philip goes back for Lucy and faces a dragon
- 5Two children learn to work together
- 6Lions, a camel, and a most unusual parrot
- 7A fear by the sea and a very unlikely ark
- 8Books bring wonders and dangers
- 9What the story is about and how it is told
Idea clave 1 de 9
A boy loses his sister to a stranger
Philip Haldane lives in a little red-roofed house with his half-sister Helen, who is twenty years older and has been his mother in everything but name. She teaches him, plays with him, and draws maps of their pretend island, where he is king and she is queen. Nobody else is allowed there.
Then a tall man in tweed comes out of the garden gate, and the whispering begins. Helen tells Philip she will marry her old friend Peter Graham, who has a fine house and a daughter named Lucy. Philip shouts that he hates them all and hides in the boot cupboard among the cricket stumps and galoshes.
The story starts from this hurt. Philip believes the two of them will always be alone together, and he cannot bear a change. His anger is small and very human, and it drives everything that follows.
That’s 1 of 9 key points.
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Who’s who
- Philip
- A lonely boy cared for by his sister Helen, Philip builds a city that becomes a living world.
- Helen
- Helen is Philip's much older sister, who looks after him as changes unsettle their life together.
- Lucy
- Lucy is a girl from Philip's new household who joins him in exploring the city he has built.
- The people of the city
- The people of the city are citizens of Philip's creation who look to him as their promised Deliverer.
About this edition
Every format is free to start, and print and large print are at cost.
- LengthAbout 62,000 words
- Reading timeAbout 4 h 10 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- LanguagesEnglish and 10 other languages
Questions about La Ciudad Mágica
What is The Magic City about?
A lonely boy named Philip builds a city from toys and bricks, then finds himself inside it. To get home, he and Lucy must complete seven deeds and outwit a persistent rival.
Who is the Pretenderette in The Magic City?
She is a veiled woman in a motor veil who claims she should be the Deliverer and keeps interfering with the children's tasks. Her real identity is part of the story's surprises.
What are the seven deeds in The Magic City?
Philip must face a dragon, untangle a carpet, and free the Dwellers by the Sea from their fear, with more tasks still to come. Each one is clever and unusual.
Is The Magic City a good book for children?
It suits readers who enjoy fantasy with a lively storyteller, quick adventures, talking animals, and humor. The chapters are lively and full of invention, and the friendship between Philip and Lucy grows warmly.
What is the main message of The Magic City?
The book shows that imagination can lead a child out of loneliness. Philip learns to share, to accept help, and to give generously, and discovers that love can include more people.