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The Railway Children

By: E. Nesbit
Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
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Father has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. Now Mother has moved Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis from London to an old English country house. Missing the hustle and bustle of the city, the children are ecstatic to find that their new home is near a railway station. Making friends with both the porter and the station master is great fun. So is waving to a kindly old gentleman who rides through on the 9:15 every morning. When mother gets sick, it is he to whom they turn for help. And later, when a fortunate twist of fate returns their father to them, they are surprised to find the old gentleman involved once again.

Written by an unconventional woman whose friends included H. G. Wells and George Bernard Shaw, this classic has been popular since it was first published almost 100 years ago. Virginia Leishman’s enthusiasm translates these adventuresome children into heroes for modern listeners.

Public Domain (P)1999 Recorded Books Classics Literature & Fiction
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Just a nice cozy Story …. With some good exciting adventures through it !! The whole story was really good .. but don’t listen to the awful follow up story cause it’s not written by same author and is depressing unlike this wonderful book

Perfect narrator for story and time of story

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I loved the narrator it was my favorite book as a child now reliving those memories was just fantastic

Great book

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My favourite childhood book. Beautifully narrated. Touching. funny & bittersweet tale of childhood, still feels modern & fun after more than a hundred years.

Beautiful narration of a wonderful story

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I liked everything.It had so many things going!It was quite amazing and amusing!I totally loved it!

I liked how much adventure there was in it!

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