Edith Nesbit
Writing
- Born
- August 15, 1858 · London, England, United Kingdom
- Died
- May 4, 1924 (age 65)
Edith Nesbit (15 August 1858 — 4 May 1924) was an English writer and poet, who published books for children and others as E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than sixty such books.
Nesbit was also a political activist and co-founder of the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party.
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Among her best-known work include The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1899), Five Children and It (1902), The Phoenix and the Cabinet (1904), and The Railway Children (1906).
Known for
The Railway Children Return
July 15, 2022
Five Children and It
October 15, 2004
The Railway Children
December 21, 1970
The Railway Children
September 11, 2000
The Treasure Seekers
December 25, 1996
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
November 21, 1995
The Phoenix and the Carpet
June 1, 2004
The Railway Children
November 14, 2016
The Sand Fairy
January 1, 1992
Behind the camera10
- 2022The Railway Children Return Characters
- 2016The Railway Children Novel
- 2004Five Children and It Novel
- 2004The Phoenix and the Carpet Writer
- 2000The Railway Children Novel
- 1996The Treasure Seekers Novel
- 1995The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet Writer
- 1992The Sand Fairy Writer
- 1980The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls Novel
- 1970The Railway Children