Edith Nesbit

The Railway Children Annotated Edith Nesbit

The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, . It has been adapted for the screen several times, of which the 1970 film version is the best known. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography credits Oswald Barron, who had a deep affection for Nesbit, with having provided the plot. The setting is thought to be inspired by Edith's walks to Chelsfield railway station close to where she lived and her observing the construction of the railway cutting and tunnel between Chelsfield and Knockholt.