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Book SynopsisEdith Nesbit was a hugely influential writer whose books include
The Railway Children and
Five Children and It. The Bastable Series is ripe for rediscovery, and will appeal to fans of Arthur Ransom's
Swallows and Amazons, which it inspired.
Trade ReviewMy all-time favourite classic children's author
I love E. Nesbit
Endlessly surprising and inventive . . . She is also
simply the funniest writer we have ever had, while being the one who could most easily and sweetly break your heart with a phrase. Just try saying 'Daddy oh my Daddy' without catching your breath. She made the magic worlds feel as near as the Lewisham Road and she bathed the Lewisham Road in magic
E. Nesbit belongs with those writers of children's books who are successful because of their skills as
storytellers. Indeed, she was one of the first.
She speaks to the reader, and it's almost as though you can hear her voice
