Publisher's Synopsis
The Railway Children is a classic children's novel written by British author Edith Nesbit. The story follows the adventures of three siblings, Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis, who move to a rural village in the English countryside with their mother after their father is mysteriously taken away. The children are fascinated by the nearby railway and spend their days watching the trains go by and waving to the passengers. They soon befriend a kind station master and his son, who help them unravel the mystery of their father's disappearance. Along the way, they learn valuable lessons about family, friendship, and the power of kindness. The Railway Children is a heartwarming and timeless tale that has captured the imaginations of generations of readers.After the adventure of Peter's Coal-mine, it seemed well to the children to keep away from the station--but they did not, they could not, keep away from the railway. They had lived all their lives in a street where cabs and omnibuses rumbled by at all hours, and the carts of butchers and bakers and candlestick makers (I never saw a candlestick-maker's cart; did you?)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
