I was excited to start this book because I have heard a lot of good things. I think it is interesting that E. Nesbit is a woman considering the book was written in 1904. The author intro in the from of my book was very interesting. It says that she had a "habit of expressing herself forcefully", which fits in with her breaking out of the society norm and publishing a book as a woman. I think that it was very smart for her to use just the E in her name so that people would not judge her book based on the author's sex.
I have already read the first chapter of the book, and find the children to be a bit selfish. I am hoping that this does not become an issue in the book.
It wasn't too uncommon for women to publish by this time!
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