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The Railway Children
E. Nesbit
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Description for The Railway Children
Paperback. Stand firm said Peter, and wave like mad. They were not railway children to begin with. When their Father mysteriously leaves home Roberta. Phyllis and Peter move to a small cottage in the countryside with Mother. It is a bitter blow to leave their London home, but soon they discover the hills and valleys, the canal and of course, the railway. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 155 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
'"Stand firm'" said Peter, "and wave like mad!"'
They were not railway children to begin with. When their Father mysteriously leaves home Roberta (everyone calls her Bobbie), Phyllis and Peter must move to a small cottage in the countryside with Mother. It is a bitter blow to leave their London home, but soon they discover the hills and valleys, the canal and of course, the railway. But with the thrilling rush and rattle and roar of the trains comes danger too. Will the brave trio come to the rescue? And most importantly, can they solve the disappearance ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099572992
SKU
V9780099572992
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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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Railway Children
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
The Railway Children was one of the first children's classics I ever read. I wasn't sure I ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
Guaranteed to jerk a tear from the most stony-faced child
Observer
The Railway Children was one of the first children's classics I ever read. I wasn't sure I ... Read more