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The Railway Children
E. Nesbit
The Railway Children is a children’s book by Edith Nesbit, orig- inally serialised in The London Magazine during 1905 and first published in book form in 1906. It has been adapted for the screen several times, of which the 1970 film version is the best known. The story concerns a family who move to “Three Chimneys”, a house near the railway, 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 fa- ther’s innocence, and the family is reunited. The family take care of a Russian exile, Mr Szczepansky, who came to England looking for his family and Jim.
“I underestimated how much I would love this book. The Railway Children is a story about three siblings and their adventures in the countryside. Full of bravery, innocence and good fun, it is the kind of story that I want my own
children to read one day.” Bethany Cousins
234 pp $11.99 • £8.65 Adventure, Children Book
B&W5x8inor203x127mmPerfect Bound on Creme w/Gloss Lam
978-1-64181-049-4 (p) 978-1-64181-050-0 (e) 9781641810517 (h)
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