The Railway Children E Nesbit

Name: The Railway Children By E Nesbit
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The Railway Children by E Nesbit

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Summary

After their father's sudden disappearance, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis must leave their London suburban home, with its servants and toys, for a life in the country. Soon they find the railway also brings excitement, danger and mystery and life-changing friendships.

The Railway Children Summary

The Railway Children by E Nesbit

After their father's sudden disappearance, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis must leave their London suburban home, with its servants and toys, for a life in the country. They are soon enraptured by the nearby railway, with its trains like dragons flying past and all the bustle of the station. Soon they find the railway also brings excitement, danger and mystery and life-changing friendships. This much-beloved children's classic brings to life to a vanished rural England.

The Railway Children Reviews

"It's a story that was written more than 100 years ago, yet The Railway Children commands the affections of the British people like few other fictions" * Daily Telegraph *
"Guaranteed to jerk a tear from the most stony-faced child" * Observer *
"Her child characters were remarkable in her day because they are so entirely human. They are intelligent, vain, aggressive, humorous, witty, cruel, compassionate. . . in fact, they are like adults" -- Gore Vidal
"The Railway Children was one of the first children's classics I ever read. I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it. I started reading the story and was immediately gripped. E. Nesbit remembered exactly what it felt like to be a child" -- Jacqueline Wilson

About E Nesbit

Edith Nesbit was born in 1858. Her father died when she was only three and so her family moved all over England. Poverty was something she had known first hand, both as a child and as a young married woman with small children. Like the Railway Childrens' Mother, she was forced to try and sell her stories and poems to editors. Her first children's book, The Treasure Seekers, was published in 1899. She also wrote Five Children and It but her most famous story is The Railway Children which was first published in 1905 and it hasn't been out of print since. Edith Nesbit was a lady ahead of her time - she cut her hair short, which was considered a very bold move in Victorian times, and she was a founding member of a group that worked towards improvements in politics and society called The Fabian Society. She died in 1924.

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Sku

GOR005898304

ISBN 13

9780099577157

ISBN 10

0099577151

Title

The Railway Children by E Nesbit

Author

E Nesbit

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Year published

2012-11-01

Number of pages

304

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N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us