The extraordinary life of E. Nesbit
Galvin, Elisabeth2018
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Imagine being one of the most well-loved children's authors of all time, yet your readers don't know if you're a man or a woman. Or even your real name. E. Nesbit is really Edith Nesbit, who wrote an extraordinary 98 novels, plays and poetry collections for children and adults between 1885 and 1923. She is credited as the first modern writer for children whose work has influenced authors from Oscar Wilde to C.S. Lewis, Noël Coward to J.K. Rowling. Even though it was published more than 100 years ago, 'The Railway Children' remains one of the most popular children's books ever written and it has never been out of print. But for Edith, the truth of her life is stranger than her fiction - and it's a truth she was keen to hide from the public.
Main title:
The extraordinary life of E. Nesbit / Elisabeth Galvin.
Author:
Galvin, Elisabeth, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2018.
Collation:
224 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781526714770 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.8B NESB
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1857601