The Railway Children (Puffin Classics)

The Railway Children is the classic children's story by E. Nesbit.

When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station, and make friends with Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself. Each day, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis run down the field to the railway track and wave at the passing London train, sending their love to Father. Little do they know that the kindly old gentleman passenger who waves back holds the key to their father's disappearance.

One of the best-loved classics of all time, with a wonderful introduction by Jacqueline Wilson.


Edith Nesbit was a mischievous child who grew up into an unconventional adult. With her husband, Hubert Bland, she was one of the founder members of the socialist Fabian Society; their household became a centre of the socialist and literary circles of the times. E. Nesbit turned late to children's writing. Her first children's book, The Treasure Seekers, was published in 1899 to great acclaim. Other books featuring the Bastable children followed, and a series of magical fantasy books, including Five Children and It also became very popular. The Railway Children was first published monthly in the London Magazine in 1905, and published as a book in 1906, which has been in print ever since.

Other children's books by E Nesbit:

The Story of the Treasure Seekers; The Wouldbegoods; The New Treasure Seekers; Complete History of the Bastable Family; Five Children and It; The Phoenix and the Carpet; The Story of the Amulet; The House of Arden; Harding's Luck; The Railway Children; The Enchanted Castle; The Magic City; The Wonderful Garden; Wet Magic; Five of Us and Madeline

铁路儿童是E.内斯比特的经典儿童故事。

当父亲意外地离开时，罗伯塔、彼得、菲利斯和他们的母亲不得不离开他们在伦敦舒适的生活，去住在乡村的一个小农舍。孩子们在附近的火车站寻求安慰，并与搬运工珀克斯和站长本人成为朋友。每天，罗伯塔、彼得和菲利斯沿着田野跑到铁轨边，向经过的伦敦火车挥手致意，向父亲表达他们的爱。他们不知道，那位向他们招手的和蔼的老绅士乘客掌握着他们父亲失踪的关键。

一直以来最受欢迎的经典之一，由杰奎琳·威尔逊精彩的介绍。


伊迪丝·内斯比特是一个淘气的孩子，长大后成为了一个非传统的成年人。她和丈夫休伯特·布兰德(Hubert Bland)是社会主义费边社(Fabian Society)的创始人之一;他们的家庭成为当时社会主义和文学界的中心。内斯比特后来开始从事儿童写作。她的第一本儿童读物《寻宝者》于1899年出版，广受好评。随后出版了其他以巴斯特布尔家孩子为主角的书籍，以及包括《五个孩子》在内的一系列奇幻书籍，也非常受欢迎。《铁道儿童》于1905年在伦敦杂志上首次以月刊形式出版，并于1906年出版成册，此后一直在印刷。

E Nesbit的其他儿童读物:

寻宝者的故事;Wouldbegoods;新的寻宝者;巴斯特布尔家族全史;五个孩子和它;凤凰和地毯;护身符的故事;雅顿之家;哈丁的运气;铁路孩子;魔法城堡;神奇的城市;美妙的花园;潮湿的魔力;我们五个，还有玛德琳