Edith Nesbit was an English author best known for children's literature. Nesbit wrote over 60 books in her short life, including classics such as The Railway Children and The Enchanted Castle.

Edith Nesbit was an English author best known for writing books for children. Nesbit's most famous children books are The Enchanted Castle, The Railway Children, and The Book of Dragons. The Enchanted Castle is a fantasy novel about three children who find a country estate in the West Country.

Edith Nesbit was an English author best known for writing books for children. Nesbit's most famous children books are The Enchanted Castle, The Railway Children, and The Book of Dragons. The Railway Children is a novel about a family who moves to the "Three Chimneys," a house near the railway.

Edith Nesbit was an English author best known for writing books for children. Nesbit's most famous children books are The Enchanted Castle, The Book of Dragons, and The Railway Children. The Book of Dragons is a collection of nine short stories featuring dragons.

Edith Nesbit was an English author best known for children's literature. Nesbit wrote over 60 books in her short life, including classics such as The Railway Children and The Enchanted Castle.

Edith Nesbit was an English author best known for children's literature. Nesbit wrote over 60 books in her short life, including classics such as The Railway Children and The Enchanted Castle.

Edith Nesbit was an English author best known for children's literature. Nesbit wrote over 60 books in her short life, including classics such as The Railway Children and The Enchanted Castle.

A gentle tale of romance and art from a noted children's author . . . "He asked idle questions: she answered them with a conscientious tremulous truthfulness that showed to him as the most finished art. Betty told him nervously and in words ill-chosen everything that he asked to know, but all the while the undercurrent of questions rang strong within her -- 'When is he to teach me? Where? How?' -- so that when at last there was left but the bare fifteen minutes needed to get one home in time for the midday dinner she said abruptly: 'And when shall I see you again?'"

After an accidental fire, a new carpet is placed in the play room to replace the one that was destroyed. While playing, the children find an egg in the carpet. The egg hatches into a talking phoenix, that explains that the carpet is magical, and will grant the children three wishes per day. Through these wishes, the children have many magical adventures. In this book, Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and the Lamb continue their trilogy of adventures.

When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis, and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station, and make friends with Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself. Each day, Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis run down the field to the railway track and wave at the passing London train, sending their love to Father. Little do they know that the kindly old gentleman passenger who waves back holds the key to their father's disappearance.