Cideb The railway children | edith nesbit, elizabeth ann moore

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• The Railway Children is one of the first children's books with a real life setting and very real problems to be solved.
• Edith Nesbit (1958 1924) was an English poet and author known for her children's books.
• She is credited with writing over 60 books for children.
• Nesbit was co-founder of the Fabian Society, which later became the Labour Party.
• Nesbit wrote about the real world not a fantasyland.
• She invented the children's adventure story.
• In The railway Children a family is living near a railway after their father has been falsely accused of selling state secrets to the Russians.
• The children spend their time watching the trains and waving at the passengers. . They become friends with Perks, the station porter, and with The Old Gentleman who travels on the 9: 45 train.
• The Old Gentleman l helps them free their father.