The Phoenix and the Carpet (version 3 Dramatic Version): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Phoenix and the Carpet (version 3 Dramatic Version), credited to E. Nesbit, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Phoenix and the Carpet (version 3 Dramatic Version) by E. Nesbit. Read in English . Cyril, Robert, Anthea and Jane need a new carpet for the nursery, but it turns out to be a magic carpet containing a phoenix egg! They discover how to hatch the egg, but a magical creature with a big ego and a wishing carpet that can read but not talk leads straight to another hilarious series of adventures! Throw in a thief, a cook, a lot of cats and a cow, and stir well with a Phoenix feather for a recipe for excitement... The second book of the "Psammead" trilogy, following on directly after "Five Children and It" sees the children once again being caught up in magic events which, despite their best intentions, cause chaos and usually result in their being sent to bed! ( Summary by Beth Thomas Narrated by Beth Thomas Phoenix: Peter Yearsley Anthea: Arielle Lipshaw Cyril: Aaron M. Lebowitz Robert: Lydia Jane: Rachel Other characters read by: Amy Deuchler, Diane Alailima, Ezwa, Jenna Eleni, Jennifer Fournier, Kangaroo, KHand, Larry Wilson,Leanne Yau, Sonia, ToddHW, Tomas Peter, Twinkle, Vicki Hibbins, Edited by: Kim, Devorah Allen, Arielle Lipshaw, and Rachel

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Phoenix and the Carpet (version 3 Dramatic Version)
• Author credits: E. Nesbit
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 13
• Listed recording duration: 5:50:19

Catalogue topics

• psammead trilogy
• magic carpet
• phoenix

Track guide

1. 00 - Dedication and Dramatis Personae — 3:18
2. 01 - Chapter 1: The Egg — 32:15
3. 02 - Chapter 2: The Topless Tower — 32:15
4. 03 - Chapter 3: The Queen Cook — 36:01
5. 04 - Chapter 4: The Two Bazaars — 29:19
6. 05 - Chapter 5: The Temple — 33:38
7. 06 - Chapter 6: Doing Good — 25:37
8. 07 - Chapter 7: Mews from Persia — 27:22
9. 08 - Chapter 8: The Cats, The Cow, and The Burglar — 27:26
10. 09 - Chapter 9: The Burglar's Bride — 26:57
11. 10 - Chapter 10: The Hole in the Carpet — 24:41
12. 11 - Chapter 11: The Beginning of the End — 24:34
13. 12 - Chapter 12: The End of the End — 26:56

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