The railway children - Rambling Readers

No cover — Edith Nesbit: The railway children (1990, Philomel Books)

188 pages

English language

Published Nov. 11, 1990 by Philomel Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-399-21819-4
OCLC Number:: 21328781

(3 reviews)

When their father is taken away, three children move to the country, where they stay busy saving the train from accidents, befriending a nice Old Gentleman, and trying not to quarrel.

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Review of 'The railway children' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Can't believe it's taken me until my 60s to read this. How beautifully written it is was a wonderful surprise, with such precise observation of the language and behaviour of children of different ages.

GrandmaY

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Dec. 26, 2016

Deebster

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March 5, 2020

Subjects

Family life -- Fiction
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
Railroads -- Fiction
Country life -- England -- Fiction
England -- Fiction