The classic adventures of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis - otherwise known as the ’railway children’.

After Father is suddenly and mysteriously forced to leave home,the children and their mother are transported from their comfortable London house to a cottage in the country. ’Three Chimneys’ lies beside a railway track - a constant source of excitement and pleasure to all three. They befriend the Station Master and Perks the Porter, as well as their jovial ’Old Gentleman’ who waves to them every day from the train. Peter,Bobbie and Phyllis rapidly learn to fend for themselves,although the disturbing mystery remains of where Father is and will he ever return ... ?

Following the trials and the joys of this Edwardian family,The Railway Children has proved to be enduringly popular.

  The Railway Chidren tells the story of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis, who are forced by sudden poverty to leave London with their mother and move to the countryside.One of E. Nesbit’s most fondly remembered stories, it was made into a famous film, adapted by Lionel Jeffries,in 1972.

1 The Beginning of Things

2 Peter’s Coal-Mine

3 The Old Gentleman

4 The Engine-Burglar

5 Prisoners and Captives

6 Saviours of the Train

7 For Valour

8 The Amateur Fireman

9 The Pride of Perks

10 The Terrible Secret

11 The Hound in the Red Jersey

12 What Bobbie Brought Home

13 The Hound’s Grandfather

14 The End