The Railway Children
The Railway Children
by Edith Nesbit

The story concerns a family who move to a house near the railway after the father is imprisoned as a result of being falsely accused of selling state secrets to the Russians. The three children, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis, find amusement in watching the trains on the nearby railway line and waving to the passengers.

 

Language: English

Published in: 1906

Word count: 59,151 words (≈ about 4 hours)

Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA.

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