# The Story of the Amulet — Chapters explained

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

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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

> 11 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_story_of_the_amulet_se_803kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [The Fight in the Village](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/v-the-fight-in-the-village.md)
- [VI: The Way to Babylon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/vi-the-way-to-babylon.md)
- [VII: “The Deepest Dungeon Below the Castle Moat”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/vii-the-deepest-dungeon-below-the-castle-moat.md)
- [VIII: The Queen in London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/viii-the-queen-in-london.md)
- [Atlantis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/ix-atlantis.md)
- [X: The Little Black Girl and Julius Caesar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/x-the-little-black-girl-and-julius-caesar.md)
- [XI: Before Pharaoh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/xi-before-pharaoh.md)
- [XII: The Sorry-Present and the Expelled Little Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/xii-the-sorry-present-and-the-expelled-little-boy.md)
- [The Shipwreck on the Tin Islands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/xiii-the-shipwreck-on-the-tin-islands.md)
- [XIV: The Heart's Desire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/xiv-the-heart-s-desire.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_the_amulet_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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