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Can I read The Railway Children on EtoBox?
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit; illustrations by David Parkin is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Railway Children about?
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?
Who reads The Railway Children?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- E. Nesbit; illustrations by David Parkin
- Publisher
- No stated publisher
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780261660625
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile
- Rating
- 3.99 / 5 (36,573 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- The Railway Children Level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library (2009)
- The Railway Children (1960)
- The Railway Children (1999)
- The Railway Children (2011)
- The Railway Children (2013)
- The Railway Children (2015)
- Los Chicos Del Ferrocarril / The Kids Of The Railroad (las Tres Edades) (2015)
- The Railway Children (2018)
- The Railway Children (Puffin Classics) (2016)
- The Railway Children (Scholastic Classics) (2018)
- The Railway Children (Puffin Classics) (2010)
- The Railway Children (ch) (1987)
- The Railway Children (Everyman's Library Children's Classics) (1993)
- The Railway Children (Puffin Classics) (2017)
- The Railway Children (Vintage Children's Classics) (1999)
- Railway Children (Pavilion Children's Classics) (1991)
- Railway Children (paperback Classics) (1998)
- The Railway Children (Puffin Classics) (2005)
- The Railway Children (chrysalis Children's Classics Series) (2003)
- The Railway Children (2000)
- Oxford Bookworms Library: The Railway Children: Level 3: 1000-Word Vocabulary (Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 3) (2008)
- The Railway Children (2017)
- The Railway Children (Watermill Classics) (Watermill Classics) (1985)
- The Railway Children (2007)
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