Edward Eager (1911–1964)
Author of Half Magic
About the Author
Edward Eager (1911-1964) worked primarily as a playwright and lyricist. It wasn't until 1951, while searching for books to read to his young son, that he began writing children's stories. In each of his books, he carefully acknowledges his indebtedness to E. Nesbit, whom he considered the best show more children's writer of all time -- "so that any child who likes my books and doesn't know hers may be led back to the master of us all" show less
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- Legal name
- Eager, Edward McMaken
- Birthdate
- 1911-06-20
- Date of death
- 1964-10-23
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA (birth)
- Birthplace
- Toledo, Ohio, USA
- Place of death
- Stamford, Connecticut, USA
- Cause of death
- lung cancer
- Places of residence
- Toledo, Ohio, USA
New York, New York, USA
New Canaan, Connecticut, USA - Education
- Harvard University
- Occupations
- playwright
novelist
lyricist
children's book author - Short biography
- Began writing children's books after searching for books to read to his son. His popular "magic" stories are heavily influenced by the works of E. Nesbit.
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Time and again, the children from "Knight's Castle" have longed for another magic adventure.
But you can't find magic just anywhere. It doesn't grow like grass. It requires the right place and the right time . . . Or thyme, as the case may be. At Mrs. Whiton's house, magic grows as wild as the banks of thyme in the garden. Growing there is olden time, future time, and common time. Or so says the Natterjack, the toadlike creature who accompanies the children on a series of hilarious, always unpredictable adventures.
"Anything can happen," the Natterjack says, "when you have all the time in the world."… (more)
But you can't find magic just anywhere. It doesn't grow like grass. It requires the right place and the right time . . . Or thyme, as the case may be. At Mrs. Whiton's house, magic grows as wild as the banks of thyme in the garden. Growing there is olden time, future time, and common time. Or so says the Natterjack, the toadlike creature who accompanies the children on a series of hilarious, always unpredictable adventures.
"Anything can happen," the Natterjack says, "when you have all the time in the world."… (more)
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- Works
- 18
- Members
- 11,827
- Popularity
- #1,987
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 180
- ISBNs
- 146
- Languages
- 4
- Favorited
- 36
If Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha had stopped to think--oh, if they had only stopped to think!--they would have ordered magic by the pound, or by the day, or even by the halves as they had in Half Magic. But no, they asked for magic by the lake--and now they have to deal with a whole lakeful of enchantment!
Soon the children find themselves cavorting with mermaids, outwitting pirates, and--with the help of a cranky old turtle--granting a little magical help to the one person who needs it most.… (more)