Railway children

Klappentext When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage, where Mother writes books to make ends meet. However, they soon come to love the railway that runs near their cottage, and they make a habit of waving to the Old Gentleman who rides on it. They befriend the porter, Perks, and through him learn railway lore and much else. They have many adventures, and when they save a train from disaster, they are helped by the Old Gentleman to solve the mystery of their father's disappearance, and the family is happily reunited. Zusammenfassung When Father goes away one evening! the lives of Roberta! Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage! They soon come to love the railway near their cottage and all associated with it.

Product details

• Authors: E Nesbit, Edith Nesbit, E. Nesbit
• Publisher: Wordsworth
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.12.1995
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age
• EAN: 9781853261077
• ISBN: 978-1-85326-107-7
• Pages: 208
• Dimensions (packing): 13 x 20 x 1 cm
• Series: Wordsworth Classics, WORDSWORTH CHILDREN*S CLASSICS, Wordsworth Children's Classics, Wordsworth's Children's Classics, Wordsworth Children's Classics, Wordsworth children s classics
• Subjects: JUVENILE FICTION / Classics; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction; Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage)