The Railway Children by Nesbit, E. (9781717053817)

The Railway Children

by Nesbit, E.

Paperback - English

The story concerns a family who move to a house near the railway after the father is imprisoned as a result of being falsely accused of selling state secrets to the Russians. The three children, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis, find amusement in watching the trains on the nearby railway line and waving to the passengers.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

1717053815

EAN

9781717053817

Publisher

CREATESPACE

Publication Date

14 Apr 2018

Pages

168

Weight (kg)

0.23

Dimensions (cm)

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9

About Author

English author Edith Nesbit's impressive body of work includes poems, plays, novels, and even ghost stories, however, she is best known for her beloved children's adventure stories, published under the name E. Nesbit. Among Nesbit's best-known works are The Story of the Treasure-Seekers, The Railway Children, The Wouldbegoods and Five Children and It. Nesbit's novels departed from the children's literary tradition of fantasy-worlds popularized by Lewis Carroll and Kenneth Grahame, and instead focused on the adventures to be had from real-life experiences. Nesbit's work inspired other writers l