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E. Nesbit

(Edith Nesbit)

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(1858 - 1924)

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Edith Nesbit was an English author and poet whose children’s works were published under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television.

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On our Free Downloads page, get five free ebooks by Edith Nesbit:

  • Five Children and It (1902)
  • The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904)
  • The Railway Children (1906)
  • The Story of the Amulet (1906)
  • The Wouldbegoods (1901)


Bibliography

Pussy and Doggy Tales (1899)

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A baker's dozen tales of cats and dogs. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): L. Kemp-Welch

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The Railway Children (1905)

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When their father is taken away by strangers, the lives of three children are altered forever. They move with their mother to a cottage by a railway. The railway becomes their playground, and they befriend the rail workers and passengers who eventually help to reunite them with their father. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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The Railway Children (1906)

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When their father is taken away by strangers, the lives of three children are altered forever. They move with their mother to a cottage by a railway. The railway becomes their playground, and they befriend the rail workers and passengers who eventually help to reunite them with their father. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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The Railway Children (1957)

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When their father is taken away by strangers, the lives of three children are altered forever. They move with their mother to a cottage by a railway. The railway becomes their playground, and they befriend the rail workers and passengers who eventually help to reunite them with their father.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Lynton Lamb

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The Railway Children (1989)

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When their father is taken away by strangers, the lives of three children are altered forever. They move with their mother to a cottage by a railway. The railway becomes their playground, and they befriend the rail workers and passengers who eventually help to reunite them with their father.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Pamela Kay

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The Railway Children (1994)

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When their father is taken away by strangers, the lives of three children are altered forever. They move with their mother to a cottage by a railway. The railway becomes their playground, and they befriend the rail workers and passengers who eventually help to reunite them with their father.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Shirley Hughes

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The Railway Children (1999)

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When their father is taken away by strangers, the lives of three children are altered forever. They move with their mother to a cottage by a railway. The railway becomes their playground, and they befriend the rail workers and passengers who eventually help to reunite them with their father.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Inga Moore

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The Railway Children (2005)

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When their father is taken away by strangers, the lives of three children are altered forever. They move with their mother to a cottage by a railway. The railway becomes their playground, and they befriend the rail workers and passengers who eventually help to reunite them with their father.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): C. E. Brock
Paul O. Zelinsky

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The Rainbow Queen and Other Stories (1903)

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Three fairy tales including How Jack Came to Tea, Linda and The Prince and Fairy Godmother.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): E. Taylor
M. F. Taylor
Et al

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The Story of the Amulet (1906)

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The five children re-encounter the Psammead—the “It” in Five Children and It. As it no longer grants wishes to the children, however, its capacity is mainly advisory in relation to the children’s other discovery, the Amulet. Read online at Gutenberg.org.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): H. R. Millar

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The Story of the Amulet (1949)

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The five children re-encounter the Psammead—the “It” in Five Children and It. As it no longer grants wishes to the children, however, its capacity is mainly advisory in relation to the children’s other discovery, the Amulet.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): J. S. Goodall

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The Story of the Amulet (1960)

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The five children re-encounter the Psammead—the “It” in Five Children and It. As it no longer grants wishes to the children, however, its capacity is mainly advisory in relation to the children’s other discovery, the Amulet.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): H. R. Millar

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The Story of the Five Rebellious Dolls (1904)

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The five dolls escape from their owner, Eva, to have their own adventures.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): E. Stuart Hardy

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The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune (1899)

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The poor but honest Bastable children, Oswald, Dora, Dickie, Alice, Noel and H.O. attempt to restore the family fortunes with various schemes. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Lewis Baumer
Gordon Browne

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The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune (1948)

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The poor but honest Bastable children, Oswald, Dora, Dickie, Alice, Noel and H.O. attempt to restore the family fortunes with various schemes.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): C. Walter Hodges

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The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune (1958)

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The poor but honest Bastable children, Oswald, Dora, Dickie, Alice, Noel and H.O. attempt to restore the family fortunes with various schemes.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Lewis Baumer
Gordon Browne

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These Little Ones (1909)

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Ten stories, intended for adults by the noted children's fantasy author. Read online here.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Gerald Spencer Pryse

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Twenty Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare (1907)

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Twenty stories from the plays of William Shakespeare by the children's fantasy author. This popular work has been reprinted many times. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Max Bihn

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Wet Magic (1913)

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When Francis unwittingly summons a mermaid, she and Mavis, Bernard and Kathleen must rescue it from a sideshow and return it to the sea. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): H. R. Millar

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