# The Story of the Amulet — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Story of the Amulet by E. Nesbit.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the book to Dr. Wallis Budge of the British Museum, expressing gratitude for his kindness and assistance in its creation.
- [The Story of the Amulet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/the-story-of-the-amulet.md): The children reunite with the Psammead in London and purchase a half amulet from a mysterious shop. They meet a learned gentleman who helps them understand the amulet's power, and they embark on their first journey to An
- [I: The Psammead](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/i-the-psammead.md): The four children—Cyril, Robert, Anthea, and Jane—are reunited with the Psammead, a sand-fairy they had previously met. After a difficult year with their father away in Manchuria and their mother ill in Madeira, they fin
- [II: The Half Amulet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/ii-the-half-amulet.md): The children reunite with the Psammead in London, who explains that the half amulet they purchased can transport them anywhere in search of its missing piece. They struggle to read the ancient inscription and decide to s
- [III: The Past](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/iii-the-past.md): The children learn from the Amulet's voice that the missing half was destroyed in the past. The Psammead explains that they must travel into the Past to find it, as it still exists there. They visit the learned gentleman
- [The Fight in the Village](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/v-the-fight-in-the-village.md): The children find themselves stranded in ancient Egypt after a dangerous battle, but manage to escape back to their own time through the Amulet. They return to Regent's Park at the same moment they left, and later Anthea
- [VI: The Way to Babylon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/vi-the-way-to-babylon.md): On a rainy day, the children argue about whether to use the charm again after their frightening adventure in ancient Egypt. Jane initially refuses, but after a conversation with the learned gentleman about Babylon's hist
- [VII: “The Deepest Dungeon Below the Castle Moat”](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/vii-the-deepest-dungeon-below-the-castle-moat.md): The children attend the Queen of Babylon's public justice session, then enjoy a banquet and perform songs for the court. Robert rashly asks the King for the half of the Amulet bearing the name Ur Hekau Setcheh, causing e
- [VIII: The Queen in London](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/viii-the-queen-in-london.md): The Queen of Babylon visits London, observes the poverty of the working class, and uses a wish to give them food. She later transforms stockbrokers into Babylonian attire. The children learn that the Queen may soon visit
- [Atlantis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/ix-atlantis.md): The children discuss their adventures in the Past and decide to visit Atlantis, taking the learned gentleman with them as a change of scene. They travel via the Amulet to the lost continent, where they explore a magnific
- [X: The Little Black Girl and Julius Caesar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/x-the-little-black-girl-and-julius-caesar.md): After the overwhelming experience of Atlantis, the children take a break from using the Amulet. While discussing a trip to Kew in St. James's Park, they encounter a sad little girl in a black dress whom they befriend. Th
- [XI: Before Pharaoh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/xi-before-pharaoh.md): The children plan to use gifts to trade for a sight of the Amulet in Ancient Egypt. They each select an item by blindfolded chance and travel to Egypt, where they are swept into a crowd of discontented workers. They are 
- [XII: The Sorry-Present and the Expelled Little Boy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/xii-the-sorry-present-and-the-expelled-little-boy.md): The children create a 'sorry-present' for Old Nurse to express their gratitude, then visit the Learned Gentleman in the future where they learn of Old Nurse's eventual death and return home to find her alive and well.
- [The Shipwreck on the Tin Islands](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/xiii-the-shipwreck-on-the-tin-islands.md): The children, along with the Egyptian priest Rekh-marā, find themselves on a ship bound for the Tin Islands after Pheles steals the Amulet. They use the Amulet to skip nine months of the voyage, arriving just as the ship
- [XIV: The Heart's Desire](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/xiv-the-heart-s-desire.md): The children, with the Psammead, embark on various adventures including a visit to Maskelyne and Cooke's magic show. The climax occurs when Rekh-marā confronts them, and the two halves of the Amulet merge into one perfec
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md): A visual index of illustrations including a primitive amulet, hieroglyphs, a sacred diagram, and a stitched label reading 'Psams Travel Car'.

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