Netta Syrett 3 hr 11 min read

A little girl named Rachel journeys in imagination to each of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid, the Hanging Gardens, the Colossus of Rhodes, and more.

Netta Syrett's 1921 children's book is a charming, illustrated fantasy tour of antiquity's marvels. Warm, educational, delightful juvenile fantasy. Read it for a lovely storybook journey through the wonders of the ancient world, brought to magical life for young readers.

In its time

Published in 1921, during the 1920s, the pulp era proper.

Reading it

3 hr 11 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).

Illustrated by

Joyce Mercer