The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit

The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally published in 1906. 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. They become friendly with Perks, the station porter, and with the Old Gentleman who regularly takes the 9:15 down train. He is eventually able to help prove their father's innocence, and the family is reunited.

The 1934th greatest fiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library (The Telegraph)

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The Railway Children (A Classics illustrated edition) Kindle Edition 1005826 $3.99 2022
The Railway Children [Annotated] Kindle Edition 1012066 $0.99 2020
The Railway Children Illustrated Paperback 601347 $14.99 2022
The Railway Children - Foxton Readers Level 4 - 1300 Headwords (B1/B2) Graded ELT / ESL / EAL Readers Paperback 9671292 $7.17 $16.39 2018
The Railway Children (Oxford Children's Classics) Hardcover 220429 $5.72 $3.99 2012
The Railway Children (Illustrated Edition) Kindle Edition 259834 $0.99 2013
The Railway Children (Everyman's Library Children's Classics) Hardcover 945773 $9.21 $1.49 1993
Railway Children (Junior Classics) Audio CD 1746655 $7.58 $3.64 1996
The Railway Children (Signet Classics) Mass Market Paperback 2493743 $13.86 $0.01 1992
The Railway Children Kindle Edition 457075 $0.99 2013
The Railway Children Audio CD 5358353 $14.19 $19.68
The Railway Children (Illustrated) Kindle Edition 836150 $3.00 2012
The Railway Children Paperback 13725978 $12.56 2006
The Railway Children Hardcover 1962758 $35.00 $9.99
The Railway Children Mass Market Paperback 6186150 $0.01
E. Nesbit: A BBC Radio Collection: The Railway Children, Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet & More Audible Audiobook 136737 $24.81 2022
The Railway Children (Annotated) Kindle Edition 447018 $0.99 2012
The Railway Children Kindle Edition 965022 2017
The Railway Children Annotated Paperback 668680 $13.99 2021
The Railway Children, with eBook (Tantor Unabridged Classics) MP3 CD 3425528 $17.08 2008
The Railway Children (Children's Classics) Audio CD 2564166 $19.91 $3,998.00 2010
The Railway Children Paperback 788169 $5.38 $5.70 2014
The Railway Children Paperback 2029609 $6.70 2017
The Railway Children : ILLUSTRATED Kindle Edition 158917 2017
The Railway Children Paperback 1440587 $4.53 $0.01 2008
The Railway Children Hardcover 202931 $10.14 $10.14
The Railway Children Audible Audio Edition 9721 $16.95 2006
The Railway Children Paperback 9041698 $11.99 2010
The Railway Children, with eBook Audio CD 1515978 $27.99 $24.00 2008
The Railway Children: Library Edition Audio CD 4828544 $34.65 $102.05 2009
The Railway Children Paperback 7384107 $5.99 2016
Junior Classic Book 11 (Sense and Sensibility, Silas Marner, The Fisherman and His Soul, The Railway Children) (Junior Classics) Kindle Edition 1177278 $2.00 2016
The Railway Children (Everyman's Library Children's Classics) Kindle Edition 290210 2014
The Railway Children Audible Audiobook 165414 $10.33 2022
The Railway Children: The Original Classics - Illustrated Kindle Edition 252763 2016
The Railway Children Paperback 1354230 $10.04 $12.93 2016
The Railway Children (Illustrated Version) Kindle Edition 370089 $0.99 2012
Compass Classic Readers: The Railway Children (Level 2 with Audio CD) Perfect Paperback 3910101 $7.20 2009
The Railway Children (Compass Classic Readers) Kindle Edition 1122766 $3.74 2013
The Railway Children (Puffin Classics) Kindle Edition 729852 $3.74 2010
The Railway Children Audible Audio Edition 94354 $5.95 2011
The Railway Children Paperback 173602 $8.15 2017
The Railway Children Kindle Edition 399163 2017
The Railway Children Paperback 2080323 $6.15 $6.20 2016
The Railway Children (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED] Audio CD 2082327 $24.99 $40.94 2012
The Railway Children (Alma Classics) Kindle Edition 1045629 2017
The Railway Children (Puffin Classics) Hardcover 173464 $9.68 2018
The Railway Children Kindle Edition 506578 2018
The Railway Children (Abridged Edition) Paperback 4761990 $6.99 $5.59 2008
The Railway Children Paperback 108108 $4.95 $6.99 2015
The Railway Children Kindle Edition 516613 2017
The Railway Children (Unabridged Classics in Audio) Audio CD 3937377 $4,120.00 2005
The Railway Children (Bantam Classic) Mass Market Paperback 6743263 $133.58 $0.01 1993
The Railway Children: ( ANNOTATED ) Paperback 6518585 $3.99 2019
Oxford Bookworms Library: The Railway Children: Level 3: 1000-Word Vocabulary (Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 3) Paperback 2145826 $10.00 $2.49 2008
The Railway Children - Classic Illustrated Edition Kindle Edition 199282 2014
The Railway Children Paperback 613869 $3.70 2018
Railway Children Audio CD 4236811 $15.68 $9.99
The Railway Children Annotated Paperback 9005882 $10.99 $10.93 2019
The Railway Children (Wordsworth Exclusive Collection) Paperback 521382 $4.69 $8.44 2021
The Railway Children : (Illustrated) Kindle Edition 977437 $2.10 2022
The Railway Children Paperback 285264 $6.99 $9.81 2020
The Railway Children Paperback 629441 $10.95 2019
The Railway Children (Collector's Editions) Hardcover 667439 $7.41 2018
The Railway Children Paperback 767658 $3.94 2013
The Railway Children Kindle Edition 762284 $1.99 2012
The Railway Children illustrated Kindle Edition 721727 $3.00 2020
The Railway Children (Scholastic Classics) Kindle Edition 369166 $3.74 2013
Railway Children Mp3 Audio CD 5691144 $9.99
The Greatest Works of E. Nesbit (220+ Titles in One Illustrated Edition): The Railway Children, The Enchanted Castle, The Magic City, The Book of Dragons, The Magic World… Kindle Edition 2712375 $0.99 2017
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN (Illustrated): Adventure Classic Kindle Edition 640619 $0.99 2016
The Railway Children (Puffin Classics) Paperback 764732 $2.44 $0.01 2011
Railway Children (Wordsworth Children's Classics) Paperback 228946 $3.95 $1.91 1998
The Railway Children Audible Audio Edition 63475 $14.95 2009
The Railway Children Paperback 571813 $11.64 2016
The Railway Children (Illustrated, with Audiobook links) (E. Nesbit 4) Kindle Edition 240902 2014
The Railway Children Paperback 861117 $12.24 2017
The Railway Children (Penguin Popular Classics) Kindle Edition 463483 $2.73 2007
Edith Nesbit Collection: 34 Works (Five Children and It, The Enchanted Castle, The Railway Children, The Story of the Treasure Seekers, The Book of Dragons and more) Kindle Edition 299227 $2.99 2013
The Railway Children Level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library Kindle Edition 1232357 $8.73 2012