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The Railway Children Archive
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The Railway Children by E. Nesbit: A
Posted on January 16, 2011 | 2 CommentsFrom the back cover: When Father goes away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their happy life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. The... -
J’s Take on The Railway Children
Posted on November 11, 2010 | 4 CommentsThe Railway Children by E. Nesbit is K’s suggestion to the two of us to read. I didn’t really know much about this book going into it. I had read probably only one other book... -
The Railway Children (E. Nesbit)
Posted on November 10, 2010 | 3 CommentsThe Plot Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are suburban children in Edwardian London. Their life is not unusual, but quite happy until the day their father mysteriously goes away. After their mother moves them out to...