The Railway Children

<p><b>E Nesbit (Author) </b><br> 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 <i>The Treasure Seekers</i> was published in 1899 to great acclaim. Other books featuring the Bastable children followed and a series of magical fantasy books including <i>Five Children and It</i> also became very popular. <i>The Railway Children </i>was first published monthly in the <i>London Magazine</i> in 1905 and published as a book in 1906 which has been in print ever since.<br><br><b>Jacqueline Wilson (Introducer) </b><br> <b>Jacqueline Wilson</b> wrote her first novel when she was nine years old and she has been writing ever since. She is now one of Britain's bestselling and most beloved children's authors. She has written over 100 books and is the creator of characters such as Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather. More than forty million copies of her books have been sold.<br><br>As well as winning many awards for her books including the Children's Book of the Year Jacqueline is a former Children's Laureate and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame.<br><br>Jacqueline is also a great reader and has amassed over 20000 books along with her famous collection of silver rings.</p> The Puffin Classics series is a perfect marriage of the old and the new. Enjoy some of the best books from the past and find out why and how they inspired some of the best writers of the present <p>One of the most popular classics of all time with a wonderful introduction by multi-million bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson.<br><br>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.<br><br><i>Also by E. Nesbit available in Puffin Books</i><br><i>The Phoenix and the Carpet</i><br><i>Five Children and It</i></p> <p>One of the most popular classics of all time with a wonderful introduction by multi-million bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson.<br><br>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.<br><br><i>Also by E. Nesbit available in Puffin Books</i><br><i>The Phoenix and the Carpet</i><br><i>Five Children and It</i></p>