Portrait of E. Nesbit

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E. Nesbit

An English writer and poet whose children’s stories place believable siblings, practical problems and disruptive magic in the same world.

Life and context

A short timeline

  1. 1858

    Born in England.

  2. 1906

    The Railway Children published.

  3. 1902

    Five Children and It published.

  4. 1899

    The Story of the Treasure Seekers published.

  5. 1924

    End of the author’s recorded life.

Recurring concerns

Themes and style

  • family
  • imagination
  • consequence
  • adventure

Direct narration, sibling dialogue and fantasy grounded in everyday detail.

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Works by E. Nesbit

14 works in the Linden collection.

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