The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
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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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Railway Children |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Railway_Children |
| Credits | Produced by Les Bowler, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 91.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Railroads -- Fiction |
| Subject | Country life -- England -- Fiction |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Family life -- Fiction |
| Subject | Siblings -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1874 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01874-4 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 1999 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 8235 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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