E. Nesbit

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born

August 15, 1858 in Kennington, Surrey (now part of Greater London), The United Kingdom

died

May 04, 1924

gender

female

genre

Children's Books

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Edith Nesbit used only her first initial for her published work. She and her husband were founding members of the Fabian Society and their home was a center for literary and socialist activities. E. Nesbit wrote and collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a precursor to the modern Labour Party.

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Books by E. Nesbit

Average rating: 3.91 · 21,759 ratings · 1,145 reviews · 168 distinct works

	The Railway Children by E. Nesbit, Children's Classics 3.91 avg rating — 7,243 ratings — published 1906 — 168 editions	My rating:
	Five Children and It 3.86 avg rating — 4,762 ratings — published 1902 — 97 editions	My rating:
	The Phoenix and the Carpet by E. Nesbit, H.R. Millar (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 1,928 ratings — published 1904 — 61 editions	My rating:
	The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit, H.R. Millar (Illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 1,813 ratings — published 1907 — 75 editions	My rating:
	The Enchanted Castle & Five Children and It by E. Nesbit, H.R. Millar (Illustrator), Sanford Schwartz (Introduction) 3.97 avg rating — 1,061 ratings — published 1996 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit, Cecil Leslie (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 935 ratings — published 1899 — 67 editions	My rating:
	The Story of the Amulet 3.95 avg rating — 835 ratings — published 1906 — 54 editions	My rating:
	The Book of Dragons by E. Nesbit, H.R. Millar (Illustrator), H. Granville Fell (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 461 ratings — published 1900 — 45 editions	My rating:
	The Wouldbegoods by E. Nesbit, Cecil Leslie (Illustrations) 3.90 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 1901 — 50 editions	My rating:
	The Magic City by E. Nesbit, H.R. Millar 4.01 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 1910 — 30 editions	My rating:

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Series by E. Nesbit

Five Children (3 books)
by E. Nesbit

3.91 avg rating — 7,525 ratings

Bastable Children (4 books)
by E. Nesbit

3.90 avg rating — 1,436 ratings

Fabian Time Fantasies (2 books)
by E. Nesbit

3.93 avg rating — 202 ratings

Quotes by E. Nesbit

“Don't you think it's rather nice to think that we're in a book that God's writing? If I were writing a book, I might make mistakes. But God knows how to make the story end just right--in the way that's best for us."
Do you really believe that, Mother?" Peter asked quietly.
Yes," she said, "I do believe it--almost always--except when I'm so sad that I can't believe anything. But even when I don't believe it, I know it's true--and I try to believe it.”
― E. Nesbit

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“People think six is a great many, when it's children. ...they don't mind six pairs of boots, or six pounds of apples, or six oranges, especially in equations, but they seem to think that you ought not to have five brothers and sisters.”
― E. Nesbit, The Story of the Treasure Seekers

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“There are brown eyes in the world, after all, as well as blue, and one pair of brown that meant heaven to me as the blue had never done”
― E. Nesbit

tags: beauty , eyes

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