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Second in Nesbit's series about the Bastable Children, who have a talent for imaginative ways of getting themselves into trouble. This one is plainly a satire of moralistic Victorian/Edwardian juvenile fiction: the Bastables set up a society for moral improvement. Consistently, repeatedly, and entertainingly, they fail. Fair warning: like its predecessor this is Of Its Time, but the awkward moments are fortunately rare.