The Railway Children: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Railway Children is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Nesbit, E. (Edith) (1858–1924).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Railway Children" by E. Nesbit is a children's book published in 1906. When their father is suddenly imprisoned for espionage, three siblings—Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis—move with their mother from London to a modest house near a railway. There, they befriend an elderly gentleman on the morning train and encounter various adventures involving Russian exiles, injured travelers, and railway workers. The children must navigate their changed circumstances while holding onto hope that their father's name will be cleared.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Railway Children
- Author credits: Nesbit, E. (Edith) (1858–1924)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Country life -- England -- Fiction
- England -- Fiction
- Family life -- Fiction
- Railroads -- Fiction
- Siblings -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: Adventure
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
- Children's Fiction
- Children's Literature
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