Railway Children [Hardcover]

E Nesbit (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 6, 2005

When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station, and make friends with Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself. Each day Roberta, Peter and Phyllis run down the field to the railway track and wave at the passing London train, sending their love to father. Little do they know that the kindly old gentleman passenger who waves back holds the key to their father's disappearance.

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About the Author

EDITH NESBIT was a mischievous child who grew up into an unconventional adult. With her husband, Hubert Bland, she was one of the founder members of the socialist Fabian Society; their household became a centre of the socialist and literary circles of the times. E. Nesbit turned late to children's writing. Her first children's book, THE TREASURE SEEKERS, was published in 1899 to great acclaim. Other books featuring the Bastable children followed, and a series of magical fantasy books, including FIVE CHILDREN AND IT also became very popular. THE RAILWAY CHILDREN was first published monthly in the LONDON MAGAZINE in 1905, and published as a book in 1906 and has been in print ever since.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Puffin; 100th Anniversary ed edition (October 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141381248
• ISBN-13: 978-0141381244
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,902,751 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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