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First serialized in 1905, “The Railway Children”, by English author and poet Edith Nesbit, is the entertaining and heart-warming story of three siblings, Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis. The children and their mother move to “The Three Chimneys”, a house near a railway, when their father, who works for the Foreign Office, is wrongly accused and falsely imprisoned for selling government secrets to the Russians. The children pass the time by watching the railcars go by and waving to the passengers riding the trains. Eventually they meet and befriend Perks, the station porter and a kind old gentleman, who may be able to help free their father from his wrongful imprisonment. After the family is reunited, the children and their parents extend their kindness to others and help both a man exiled from Russia find his lost family, and Jim, the grandson of Perks, who suffered from a broken leg in a tunnel accident. Nesbit’s timeless story of family, generosity, and benevolence continues to captivate audiences young and old alike. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

The Railway Children' is a classic tale of humanity and eternal love and kindness found in children. E. Nesbit wrote and published it first; in The London Magazine in 1905 and then; in a complete book form in 1906. The story revolves around a family which was forced to leave its house in London and move to Yorkshire's railway colony after the father was falsely accused of spying. The children then befriends an old Gentleman (a daily commuter); who helps them prove their father innocent.

THE RAILWAY CHILDREN AND OTHER STORIES includes four of E. Nesbit's stand-alone children's adventures, including her beloved classic THE RAILWAY CHILDREN.• The Railway Children• The Enchanted Castle• The Magic City• Wet MagicTHE RAILWAY CHILDREN tells the story of a family who moves from London to a house near the railway in Yorkshire after their father was imprisoned unjustly for spying. There, the children have several adventures, but eventually befriend an old gentleman who helps to prove their father's innocence. THE ENCHANTED CASTLE is a fairy tale in which strange and delightful scenes are brought before the eyes of Jerry, Jimmy and Kathleen, through the means of a magic wishingring. THE MAGIC CITY follows the adventures of Gerald, James and Kathleen, who stumble upon a country house which seems enchanted. They also find a sleeping princess who has a magic ring with seemingly unlimited powers. In WET MAGIC, four siblings find and free a captive mermaid, only to become enmeshed in an underwater war.Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English writer who published under the name E. Nesbit. A prolific and successful writer of several genres, Nesbit is most remembered as one of the first modern authors of children's literature; she is credited with addressing real-world issues in her writings, helping to move children's literature beyond the realms of fantasy and folklore. In addition to several very successful children's works, Nesbit wrote horror stories and is well-known for her support for Socialism. She and her husband were among the founders of the Fabian Society in 1884.

The Railway Children by E.Nesbit is a classic childrens story about family who move to live by a railway station where they meet new friends and have a touching adventure. This is a classic tale that has been much loved by many for generations. A great addition to any book collection, and sure to light up your imagination and take you on a heart-warming and colorful adventure.

The story concerns a family who move from London to "The Three Chimneys", a house near the railway in Yorkshire, after the father, who works at the Foreign Office, is imprisoned after being falsely accused of spying. The children befriend an Old Gentleman who regularly takes the 9:15 train near their home; he is eventually able to help prove their father's innocence, and the family is reunited. The family takes care of a Russian exile, Mr Szczepansky, who came to England looking for his family (later located) and Jim, the grandson of the Old Gentleman, who suffers a broken leg in a tunnel. The theme of an innocent man being falsely imprisoned for espionage and finally vindicated might have been influenced by the Dreyfus Affair, which was a prominent worldwide news item a few years before the book was written. The Russian exile, persecuted by the Tsars for writing "a beautiful book about poor people and how to help them" and subsequently helped by the children, was most likely an amalgam of the real-life dissidents Sergius Stepniak and Peter Kropotkin who were both friends of the author.