The Railway Children (Ladybird Children's Classics) |
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E. Nesbit
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Pages: 52 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0721408249
Pub: Ladybird Books Ltd.
Pub date: 1984-07-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 431691
Reader Reviews:
A bit oldfashioned but still fantastic! (2/2 people found this helpful)
This story is about some children who are shattered after the disappearance of their father but the railway line is always there to lift their sad spirits; so are the Old Gentleman and the porter, Perks. Nevertheless, how will they ever find out the reason of their dear father went missing?
I think that this book is a bit old fashioned but it is still very, very, very good; the author is the next (or actually the previous) Agatha Christy!
E Nesbit is the author of this book and many, many others. Some of the titles of her other works include: `The Amulet', `The Phoenix and the Carpet', and `The Five Children and It'
Touching and enchanting (9/11 people found this helpful)
When I first started to read this book I was a bit perplexed about the idea of reading the book as it looked a bit boring. However, when I was a quarter of the way through the book I really felt I was passing my time in a way that was enjoyable. The film which was made from this book is no comparison to reading the text. The book brings it home to you which was why it inspired me to read more books like this one.
The story tells of a family in the Edwardian times who live in a large house in London. Suddenly the father in the family is taken away and with no income in the house the remainder of the family have to live in poverty in the countryside. The three children in the family suddenly are amused by the local trains that pass them by every day. But will they ever see their father again?
I thought that it was a very good book. (3/6 people found this helpful)
When I first started to read this book, I thought that it will be a very boring one, because I'm not really interested into railway/train books. But when I started to understand what was going on, I fully enjoyed the book. I have seen the video as well. I would reccommend this book to anybody who enjoy's reading classic books.
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