The Railway Children (Henry Holt Little Classics) - Hardcover

Nesbit, Edith; Hughes, Shirley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805031294 ISBN 13: 9780805031294

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 1994

Synopsis

The classic novel by the author of Five Children and It follows Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis, uprooted from town life after moving to the country, as they discover a little railway that promises a life-changing adventure.

About this title

Review:

"It's a story that was written more than 100 years ago, yet The Railway Children commands the affections of the British people like few other fictions" (Daily Telegraph)

"Guaranteed to jerk a tear from the most stony-faced child" (Observer)

"Her child characters were remarkable in her day because they are so entirely human. They are intelligent, vain, aggressive, humorous, witty, cruel, compassionate. . . in fact, they are like adults" (Gore Vidal)

"The Railway Children was one of the first children's classics I ever read. I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it. I started reading the story and was immediately gripped. E. Nesbit remembered exactly what it felt like to be a child" (Jacqueline Wilson)

Book Description:

A beautiful new edition of this much-loved classic.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0805031294
• ISBN 13: 9780805031294
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 340