The Railway Children

by Edith Nesbit

Overview

Three children, forced to alter their comfortable lifestyle when their father is taken away by strangers, move with their mother to a simple cottage near a railway station where their days are filled with excitement and adventure. First published in 1906, this beloved children's classic has charmed generations of readers and more recently, has delighted TV and motion picture audiences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141963600
Publisher:	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Publication date:	02/04/2010
Series:	Puffin Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	203,207
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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, which has been in print ever since.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"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

Editorial Reviews

"No childhood is complete without this novel." - The Telegraph

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