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The Town in the Library, in the Town in the Library

E. Nesbit

First published September 1901
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Publisher's description: Playing in the library of their home, Rosamund and Fabian build a huge town out of books, only to find themselves trapped there when they go inside.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1901 Cover Nine Unlikely Tales for Children T. Fisher Unwin Collection |8
1910 Nine Unlikely Tales for Children T. Fisher Unwin Collection |8
1960 Nine Unlikely Tales London: E. Benn; New York: Coward-McCann Collection 245
1977 Cover Fairy Stories Ernest Benn Collection |5
September 1987 Cover The Town in the Library Beehive Chapbook
September 1988 Cover The Town in the Library Dial Books for Young Readers Chapbook
September 1993 Cover Whereyouwantogoto and Other Unlikely Tales Barefoot Books Collection |5
January 2008 Cover Nine Unlikely Tales for Children LibriVox Collection |8
September 2015 Nine Unlikely Tales Project Gutenberg Collection |8
December 2024 Cover La città in biblioteca Caravaggio Editore Chapbook