E. Nesbit Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

The Railway Children is a delightful reading of a classic story by Edith Nesbit, first published in 1906. When father is suddenly taken away, mother and the three children must leave their fancy London life to live in a simple country cottage near a train station. The children and their bottomless good nature, together with some new friends, work to rescue father and help others along the way. Narrator Virginia Leishman makes this old-fashioned world come alive for today's children without resorting to melodrama. The recording is flawless and without unnecessary fanfare, making it a wonderful way to introduce a classic to young listeners. The Railway Children are Roberta, Peter and Phyllis, three young children who move to a house near a railway when their father is wrongly accused and falsely imprisoned for selling government secrets to the Russians. The children pass the time by watching the railcars go by and waving to the passengers riding the train. Eventually they meet Perks, the station porter and an old gentleman that may be able to help get their father out of prison.

Gli autori di questa raccolta pur nella diversità degli stili e con l'originalità con cui ciascuno reinterpreta temi e forme delle fiabe tradizionali, abbracciano i valori di una middle class riformista che sosteneva gli ideali dell'immaginazione e della fantasia contro il conformismo dell'ordine sociale dell'età vittoriana.

Von einem auf den anderen Tag ist im Leben der Geschwister Roberta, Peter und Phyllis nichts mehr wie es war. Der geliebte Vater befindet sich auf einer geheimnisvollen Geschäftsreise; die Mutter hat kaum noch Zeit für sie, und obendrein müssen sie aus London wegziehen. Ihr neues Zuhause ist ein bescheidenes Häuschen an den Bahngleisen. Schon bald bestimmen die vorbeirauschenden Züge das Leben der Geschwister. Die Eisenbahnkinder ist die spannende und wunderbare Geschichte von drei Kindern, die quasi über Nacht selbständig werden und Verantwortung übernehmen müssen. Es ist der bekannteste Roman der englischen Autorin Edith Nesbit (1858–1924) und eines der meistgelesenen Kinderbücher der Welt.