{"product_id":"hardings-luck-edith-nesbit-9791043134586","title":"Harding's Luck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarding\u003c\/strong\u003e's Luck, published in \u003cstrong\u003e1909\u003c\/strong\u003e, is the sequel to \u003cstrong\u003eThe House\u003c\/strong\u003e of Arden by \u003cstrong\u003eE\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nesbit. Rather darker and more serious in tone than the previous book, this novel is set in England's Edwardian era, when there was no government-supported welfare and the poor still sometimes starved to death. It centers on young Dickie \u003cstrong\u003eHarding\u003c\/strong\u003e, a poor, lame orphan boy who is enticed to run away with a disreputable tramp, Mr. Beale. Beale intends to use him to help carry out burglaries (a plot device not dissimilar to that of \u003cstrong\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/strong\u003e). \u003cstrong\u003eNevertheless Beale\u003c\/strong\u003e becomes a substitute father-figure to Dickie and a strong mutual affection develops.The story then introduces a magical device which sends Dickie back in time to the early reign of \u003cstrong\u003eKing James\u003c\/strong\u003e I, where he inhabits the body of the son of the lord of a castle. Despite this new, very comfortable existence, where he is a member of a rich, respected family and no longer lame, Dickie selflessly forces himself to return to his present day because of a promise he had made to Beale and a desire to help Beale lead a more honest life.Nesbit was a member of the socially-progressive \u003cstrong\u003eFabian Society\u003c\/strong\u003e and a friend of H. G\u003cstrong\u003e. Wells\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it shows in her stories. While \u003cstrong\u003eHarding\u003c\/strong\u003e's Luck is primarily a children's novel, it touches on many deeper themes and comments seriously on the social conditions of the author's time.\u003cstrong\u003eHarding\u003c\/strong\u003e's Luck, published in \u003cstrong\u003e1909\u003c\/strong\u003e, is the sequel to \u003cstrong\u003eThe House\u003c\/strong\u003e of Arden by \u003cstrong\u003eE\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nesbit.Rather darker and more serious in tone than the previous book, this novel is set in England's Edwardian era, when there was no government-supported welfare and the poor still sometimes starved to death. It centers on young Dickie \u003cstrong\u003eHarding\u003c\/strong\u003e, a poor, lame orphan boy who is enticed to run away with a disreputable tramp, Mr. Beale. Beale intends to use him to help carry out burglaries (a plot device not dissimilar to that of \u003cstrong\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/strong\u003e). \u003cstrong\u003eNevertheless Beale\u003c\/strong\u003e becomes a substitute father-figure to Dickie and a strong mutual affection develops.The story then introduces a magical device which sends Dickie back in time to the early reign of \u003cstrong\u003eKing James\u003c\/strong\u003e I, where he inhabits the body of the son of the lord of a castle. Despite this new, very comfortable existence, where he is a member of a rich, respected family and no longer lame, Dickie selflessly forces himself to return to his present day because of a promise he had made to Beale and a desire to help Beale lead a more honest life.Nesbit was a member of the socially-progressive \u003cstrong\u003eFabian Society\u003c\/strong\u003e and a friend of H. G\u003cstrong\u003e. Wells\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it shows in her stories. While \u003cstrong\u003eHarding\u003c\/strong\u003e's Luck is primarily a children's novel, it touches on many deeper themes and comments seriously on the social conditions of the author's time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edith Nesbit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791043134586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Edith Nesbit","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997529911551,"sku":"9791043134586","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hardings-luck-edith-nesbit-9791043134586","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}