The railway children

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Edith Nesbit: The railway children (1965, Penguin Books)

When Father mysteriously goes away, the children and their mother leave their happy life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. 'The Three Chimneys' lies beside a railway track - a constant source of enjoyment to all three. They make friends with the Station Master and Perks the Porter, as well as the jovial 'Old Gentleman' who waves to them everyday from the train. But the mystery remains: where is Father, and will he ever return?

239 pages

English language

Published Nov. 11, 1965 by Penguin Books.

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OCLC Number:
9837578

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My wife kept making fun of me that I was listening to the boxcar children. Other than a similar name and written in the earlier 1900s they have nothing in common. A nice family from London is changed overnight when the 0olice take dad to jail. Since they are a n8ce English family they keep the reason foe dad's diaappeRwnce a secret even from their own kids. They move to the country and the kids befriend the adults in town because now they are too poor to go to school. The kids have various adventures and there is a happy ending. What more can you want?

I cannot recommend the particular edition Iistened too. It was like CD on demand rather than a properly manufactured disc and my CD player got all screwy not knowing what track it was on etc. I addition the narrotoe in addition to having …