The Railway Children (Macmillan Collector's Library) - Hardcover

Nesbit, E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1509843167 ISBN 13: 9781509843169

Publisher: Macmillan Collector's Library, 2017

Synopsis

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

Peter, Phyllis and Roberta’s lives change overnight when their father is taken away by two strangers. They move from the comfort of their London home to a small country cottage, and are left to their own devices while their mother writes day and night to support the family. But with their new poverty comes more freedom than they ever dreamed of, and the railway line at the bottom of their garden offers the trio a world of new friendships that will change their lives forever.

A tale of blissful independence and adventure, Nesbit’s beloved children’s classic is a timeless story of joy, hope and the importance of family.

This Macmillan Collector’s Library edition features the beautiful illustrations of C. E. Brock, and an afterword by Anna South.

About this title

About the Author:

Edith Nesbit was born in 1858 into a middle-class family of declining fortunes. After surviving a tough and nomadic childhood she met her husband, Hubert Bland, in 1877 and married him three years later whilst pregnant with their first child. Nesbit began writing in the 1880s when Bland's business failed, forcing her to support their growing family. Considered one of the first modern writers for children, Nesbit’s novels included The Story of The Treasure Seekers (1899), Five Children and It (1902) and The Railway Children (1906). An ardent socialist, Nesbit was one of the founding members of the Fabian Society. She died in Kent in 1924.

Review:

Edith Nesbit is endlessly surprising and inventive . . . She is also simply the funniest writer we have ever had, while being the one who could most easily and sweetly break your heart with a phrase. Just try saying "Daddy oh my Daddy" without catching your breath * Frank Cottrell-Boyce * I love her books * Neil Gaiman * My all-time favourite classic children's author * Jacqueline Wilson *

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan Collector's Library
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1509843167
• ISBN 13: 9781509843169
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 280