THE MAGIC CITY

AUTHOR OF

'THE WOULD-BE-GOODS,' 'THE AMULET,' ETC. ETC.


WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY H. R. MILLAR



MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED
ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON
1910

to

BARBARA, MAURICE,

and

STEPHEN CHANT

this book is dedicated

by

E. NESBIT

CHAPTER I
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The Beginning	1
CHAPTER II
Deliverer or Destroyer	30
CHAPTER III
Lost	65
CHAPTER IV
The Dragon-Slayer	94
CHAPTER V
On the Carpet	131
CHAPTER VI
The Lions in the Desert	160
CHAPTER VII
The Dwellers by the Sea	187
CHAPTER VIII
Ups and Downs	218
CHAPTER IX
On the 'Lightning Loose'	245
CHAPTER X
The Great Sloth	272
CHAPTER XI
The Night Attack	302
CHAPTER XII
The End	318

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Three days later Mr. Noah arrived by elephant	Frontispiece
'Lor', ain't it pretty!' said the parlour-maid	17
Beyond it he could see dim piles that looked like churches and houses	27
'Here—I say, wake up, can't you?'	33
'Top floor, if you please,' said the gaoler politely	49
And behind him the clatter of hot pursuit	61
He heard quite a loud, strong, big voice say, 'That's better'	85
The gigantic porch lowered frowningly above him	91
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