The Phoenix and the Carpet (version 2)
E. Nesbit
Read by Helen Taylor
Five children discover a mysterious egg in their new nursery carpet - an egg which hatches into a magical talking Phoenix! The carpet is a magic one and takes them on all sorts of adventures which never quite turn out as planned... (Summary by Helen Taylor) (6 hr 3 min)
Chapters
Chapter 1: The Egg | 32:15 | Read by Helen Taylor |
Chapter 2: The Topless Tower | 33:26 | Read by Helen Taylor |
Chapter 3: The Queen Cook | 37:51 | Read by Helen Taylor |
Chapter 4: Two Bazaars | 32:44 | Read by Helen Taylor |
Chapter 5: The Temple | 32:23 | Read by Helen Taylor |
Chapter 6: Doing Good | 26:29 | Read by Helen Taylor |
Chapter 7: Mews from Persia | 27:54 | Read by Helen Taylor |
Chapter 8: The Cats, the Cow and the Burglar | 27:28 | Read by Helen Taylor |
Chapter 9: The Burglar's Bride | 29:49 | Read by Helen Taylor |
Chapter 10: The Hole in the Carpet | 26:45 | Read by Helen Taylor |
Chapter 11: The Beginning of the End | 25:55 | Read by Helen Taylor |
Chapter 12: The End of the End | 30:31 | Read by Helen Taylor |
Reviews
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Helsbelles
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A LibriVox Listener
Such a lovely heartwarming story! The reader is superb and the second installment of what happened with the five children was so very much fun that we had to buy a hardcopy after listening to this.
So lovely!
RachelWood
Helen Taylor has such a beautiful reading voice and style! And the fact that she obviously knows French as the section where they go to France has accurate accents :) Thank you!!
leah reich
great story and phenomenal fabulous reader who manages to assume there is accidents and Persona of the different characters in the story!
a very good story for children and for grownups with the hearts
A LibriVox Listener
Another fine, fine reader
vox humana
I rarely read children's fiction. As far as I'm concerned, Hogwarts is a matter for the veterinarian. However, seeing good reviews for this reader, I made an exception - an am delighted I did! Helen is a gifted voice talent who (if she chose) could make a career of it. It's to be hoped she plans many more solo reads for LibriVox.
A LibriVox Listener
Excellent story, beautifully read. I highly recommend this for adults and children of all ages. This is the second book in a trilogy. The first book was disappointing. Looking forward to the third book.
Five stars!
I liked it :)
‘I gave this story five story five stars because the narrating is clear and it is a very good children’s story book’. From Lucy, age 9