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The Railway Children - a Children's Classic
- Author
- E. Nesbit
- Narrator
- Tania Rodrigues
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Publish Date
- 23 August 2022
- Run Time
- 7 hours 14 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
When Roberta, Phyllis and Peter's father is accused of being a spy and sent to prison, the children and their mother are forced to leave their comfortable city life for the countryside. They move into a small cottage called "Three Chimneys" close to a railway station.
As the children settle into their new home, the railway soon becomes the centre of their lives: promising new friends, plenty of adventures, and perhaps even the key to bringing their father home...
"The Railway Children" is a heart-warming, timeless classic of friendship, family and bravery.
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Details
- Author
- E. Nesbit
- Narrator
- Tania Rodrigues
- Duration
- 7 hours 14 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 August 2022
- ISBN
- 9788728457689
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Genre
- Children's / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Synopsis
Listen to the book that inspired the upcoming film 'The Railway Children Return' starring Jenny Agutter, John Bradley, Tom Courtenay and BAFTA-winning actress Sheridan Smith.When Roberta, Phyllis and Peter's father is accused of being a spy and sent to prison, the children and their mother are forced to leave their comfortable city life for the countryside. They move into a small cottage called "Three Chimneys" close to a railway station. As the children settle into their new home, the railway soon becomes the centre of their lives: promising new friends, plenty of adventures, and perhaps even the key to bringing their father home..."The Railway Children" is a heart-warming, timeless classic of friendship, family and bravery. -
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