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Book Synopsis The Railway Children (Esprios Classics) by : E. Nesbit
Download or read book The Railway Children (Esprios Classics) written by E. Nesbit and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally serialised in The London Magazine during 1905 and published in book form in the same year. 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 from London to 'The Three Chimneys', a house near a railway, after the father, who works at the Foreign Office, is imprisoned after being falsely accused of spying. The children, Roberta (nicknamed "Bobbie"), Peter and Phyllis, befriend an old gentleman who regularly takes the 9:15am train near their home; he is eventually able to help prove their father's innocence and the family is reunited.
Download or read book The Railway Children written by E. Nesbit and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When their father is accused of being a spy, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are forced to move to a house in the country with their mother. Though they miss their father, they come to love their new home and have many exciting adventures. Then, with the help of an Old Gentleman, they prove their father's innocence and the family is reunited at last.
Download or read book The Railway Children written by E. Nesbit and published by Everyman's Library. This book was released on 2014-08-20 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edith Nesbit wrote with supreme confidence about the lives of children and Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis, the trio in The Railway Children, reflect her faith in the resourcefulness, capacity for adventure, and instinctive heroism of the young. This edition of her most popular book restores the splendid original illustrations of C. E. Brock.
Book Synopsis The Railway Children by : Susanna Davidson
Download or read book The Railway Children written by Susanna Davidson and published by Usborne Pub Limited. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When three London children move to the country, they keep busy preventing accidents on the nearby railway, and as a result, discover their father was sent to prison and resolve to help him.
Download or read book The Railway Children written by E. Nesbit and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You mustn't take no notice of my Bill," said the woman; "'is bark's worse'n 'is bite. Some of the kids down Farley way is fair terrors. It was them put 'is back up calling out about who ate the puppy-pie under Marlow bridge." "Who DID?" asked Phyllis. "I dunno," said the woman. "Nobody don't know! But somehow, and I don't know the why nor the wherefore of it, them words is p'ison to a barge-master. Don't you take no notice. 'E won't be back for two hours good. You might catch a power o' fish afore that. The light's good an' all," she added. "Thank you," said Bobbie. "You're very kind. Where's your baby?"
Download or read book The Railway Children written by E. Nesbit and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-11 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railway Children By E. Nesbit Excerpt ly a screw went mad, And then the boiler burst! With gloomy face he picked it up And took it to his Mother, Though even he could not suppose That she could make another; For those who perished on the line He did not seem to care, His engine being more to him Than all the people there. And now you see the reason why Our Peter has been ill: He soothes his soul with pigeon-pie His gnawing grief to kill. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Download or read book The Railway Children written by E. Nesbit and published by Collins. This book was released on 1993 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roberta, Peter and Phyllis lead an ordinary suburban life with Mother and Father and trips to the zoo and the pantomime. But when Father is mysteriously taken away one night, everything changes. What has happened to Father, and will he come back?
Book Synopsis The Railway Children (A Classic's Illustrated Novel of Edith Nesbit) by : Edith Nesbit
Download or read book The Railway Children (A Classic's Illustrated Novel of Edith Nesbit) written by Edith Nesbit and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-02-26 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage, where Mother writes books to make ends meet. However, they soon come to love the railway that runs near their cottage, and they make a habit of waving to the Old Gentleman who rides on it. They befriend the porter, Perks, and through him learn railway lore and much else. They have many adventures, and when they save a train from disaster, they are helped by the Old Gentleman to solve the mystery of their father's disappearance, and the family is happily reunited.
Book Synopsis The Railway Children Illustrated by : Edith Nesbit
Download or read book The Railway Children Illustrated written by Edith Nesbit and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this much-loved children's classic first published in 1906, the comfortable lives of three well-mannered siblings are greatly altered when, one evening, two men arrive at the house and take their father away.
Book Synopsis The Railway Children by : Edith Nesbit
Download or read book The Railway Children written by Edith Nesbit and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-13 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis were very happy living in a comfortable house surrounded by a cook and servants and two loving parents, until one evening when there was a knock at the door and their father was mysteriously taken away by two men. Suddenly alone, their mother moves the family to a small cottage in the countryside. There, the children begin a series of exciting adventures, from saving a train filled with passengers from a landslide, to rescuing a baby from a fire, to aiding a penniless Russian exile, to eventually unraveling the mystery of their father's disappearance.
Book Synopsis The Railway Children (Illustrated Edition) by : E Nesbit
Download or read book The Railway Children (Illustrated Edition) written by E Nesbit and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally 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 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography credits Oswald Barron, who had a deep affection for Nesbit, with having provided the plot. The setting is thought to be inspired by Edith's walks to Chelsfield railway station close to where she lived, and her observing the construction of the railway cutting and tunnel between Chelsfield and Knockholt
Book Synopsis The Railway Children Illustrated by : Edith Nesbit
Download or read book The Railway Children Illustrated written by Edith Nesbit and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally serialized 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 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography credits Oswald Barron, who had a deep affection for Nesbit, with having provided the plot. The setting is thought to be inspired by Edith's walks to Chills field railway station close to where she lived, and her observing the construction of the railway cutting and tunnel between Chills field and Knock Holt. The story concerns a family who move from London to 'The 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, Roberta (nicknamed "Bobbie"), Peter and Phyllis, befriend an Old Gentleman who regularly takes the 9:15 train near their home; he is eventually able to help prove their father's innocence and the family is reunited. Before Father is freed, the family takes care of a Russian exile, Mr. Szczepansky, who came to England looking for his family (later located) and Jim, the grandson of the Old Gentleman, who suffers a broken leg in a tunnel.
Book Synopsis The Railway Children Illustrated by : E Nesbit
Download or read book The Railway Children Illustrated written by E Nesbit and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally 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 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography credits Oswald Barron, who had a deep affection for Nesbit, with having provided the plot. The setting is thought to be inspired by Edith's walks to Chelsfield railway station close to where she lived, and her observing the construction of the railway cutting and tunnel between Chelsfield and Knockholt
Book Synopsis The Railway Children Annotated by : Edith Nesbit
Download or read book The Railway Children Annotated written by Edith Nesbit and published by . This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally 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 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography credits Oswald Barron, who had a deep affection for Nesbit, with having provided the plot. The setting is thought to be inspired by Edith's walks to Chelsfield railway station close to where she lived, and her observing the construction of the railway cutting and tunnel between Chelsfield and Knockholt.
Book Synopsis Five Children and It (Esprios Classics) by : E. Nesbit
Download or read book Five Children and It (Esprios Classics) written by E. Nesbit and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Children and It is a children's novel by English author E. Nesbit. It was originally published in 1902 in the Strand Magazine under the general title The Psammead, or the Gifts, with a segment appearing each month from April to December. The stories were then expanded into a novel which was published the same year. It is the first volume of a trilogy that includes The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904) and The Story of the Amulet (1906). The book has never been out of print since its initial publication. Like Nesbit's The Railway Children, the story begins when a group of children move from London to the countryside of Kent.
Book Synopsis The Railway Children Annotated by : E Nesbit
Download or read book The Railway Children Annotated written by E Nesbit and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally 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 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography credits Oswald Barron, who had a deep affection for Nesbit, with having provided the plot. The setting is thought to be inspired by Edith's walks to Chelsfield railway station close to where she lived, and her observing the construction of the railway cutting and tunnel between Chelsfield and Knockholt
Book Synopsis The Soul of the War (Esprios Classics) by : Philip Gibbs
Download or read book The Soul of the War (Esprios Classics) written by Philip Gibbs and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2004 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
