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E. Nesbit

Born

in Kennington, Surrey, The United Kingdom

August 15, 1858

Died

May 04, 1924

Genre

Children's, Classics, Poetry

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Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 – 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit.
She wrote or 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 socialist organisation later connected to the Labour Party.

Edith Nesbit was born in Kennington, Surrey, the daughter of agricultural chemist and schoolmaster John Collis Nesbit. The death of her father when she was four and the continuing ill health of her sister meant that Nesbit had a transitory childhood, her family moving across Europe in search of healthy climates only to r ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 146,007 ratings · 8,536 reviews · 940 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Railway Children 4.02 avg rating — 58,186 ratings — published 1906 — 2622 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Children and It (Five Children, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 25,938 ratings — published 1902 — 2393 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Phoenix and the Carpet (Five Children, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 9,200 ratings — published 1904 — 825 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit, H.R. Millar (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 8,401 ratings — published 1907 — 1009 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of the Treasure Seekers (Bastable Children, #1) by E. Nesbit, Cecil Leslie (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 6,087 ratings — published 1899 — 1941 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enchanted Castle and Five Children and It by E. Nesbit, H.R. Millar (Illustrator), Sanford Schwartz (Introduction) 4.02 avg rating — 4,599 ratings — published 1902 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of the Amulet (Five Children, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 4,394 ratings — published 1906 — 1340 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Dragons by E. Nesbit, H.R. Millar (Illustrator), H. Granville Fell (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 3,493 ratings — published 1899 — 1849 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wouldbegoods (Bastable Children, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 2,029 ratings — published 1901 — 200 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magic City by E. Nesbit, H.R. Millar (Illustrator), Peter Glassman (Afterword) 3.94 avg rating — 2,017 ratings — published 1910 — 936 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Five Children (3 books)
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Quotes by E. Nesbit (?)

“There is nothing more luxurious than eating while you read—unless it be reading while you eat. Amabel did both: they are not the same thing, as you will see if you think the matter over.”
― E. Nesbit, The Magic World

tags: eat, eating, humor, luxury, reading

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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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“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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Polls

Voting is now open for our Children's Classic.
Voting will stay open until February 15th,, 2020 and the winning book will be announced on February 16th 2020.

Please remember that if the book you nominated wins you will lead the book discussion.

The Little Duke by Charlotte Mary Yonge

3 votes, 27.3%

Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

2 votes, 18.2%

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

2 votes, 18.2%

A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter

1 vote, 9.1%

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

1 vote, 9.1%

Heidi by Johanna Spyri

1 vote, 9.1%

The Railway Children by E. Nesbit

1 vote, 9.1%

Panchatantra by Vishnu Sharma

0 votes, 0.0%

11 total votes

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