Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit was an English author who lived from 1858 to 1924. She wrote many stories and novels for children, some of which have been adapted for film and television. She was the first person to write books about magical things happening in the everyday world. Many writers have followed in her footsteps, including J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, who said that Edith Nesbit was the children’s writer with whom she could most identify.

It is said that when Edith was young she was a tomboy, and when she grew up she did not like to follow fashions. Apart from writing, she was also interested in politics, and she had many famous friends including H.G. Wells.

Currently available from Books for Learning is Nesbit’s famous story The Railway Children, edited for Grade 6 and above.

Her other works include:

The Complete book of Dragons
The Magic City
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
The Wouldbegoods
The Five Children and It
The Phoenix and the Carpet
The New Treasure Seekers
The Story of the Amulet
The Enchanted Castle
The house of Arden
Harding’s Luck
Wet Magic