'By turns sweet and serious, this much-loved classic is above all a
celebration of kindness and hope' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'Edith
Nesbit was endlessly surprising and inventive . . . She is also
simply the funniest writer we have ever had, while being the one
who could most easily and sweetly break your heart with a phrase
... Just try saying "Daddy, oh my Daddy" without catching your
breath' FRANK COTTRELL_BOYCE WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY
C. E. BROCK, REPRODUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL EDITION When their father
is suddenly taken away, the children's lives change overnight.
Unable to afford their London home, the family must move to a small
cottage in the Yorkshire countryside. Hiding their sadness from
their mother, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis roam the fields all day.
Every morning they can be seen waving as the 9.15 train roars past,
imagining that it will can carry their love to their father,
wherever he may be. The trio become a familiar sight and their
bravery and quick-thinking avert a railway disaster. There is a
kind old gentleman passenger never fails to wave back - little do
the children realise how much his friendship will mean to them,
especially in solving the mystery to their father's disappearance.
This collection of the best in children's literature, curated by
Virago, will be coveted by children and adults alike. These are
timeless tales with beautiful covers, that will be treasured and
shared across the generations. Some titles you will already know;
some will be new to you, but there are stories for everyone to
love, whatever your age. Our list includes Nina Bawden (Carrie's
War, The Peppermint Pig), Rumer Godden (An Episode of Sparrows),
Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden, The Gift Giving) E. Nesbit (The
Psammead Trilogy, The Bastable Trilogy, The Railway Children),
Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Little Princess,The Secret Garden) and
Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy). Discover Virago
Children's Classics.
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