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Railway Children

by E. Nesbit (1858-1924)

Edith Nesbit’s classic story, in which three children, pulled suddenly from their comfortable suburban life, move to the country with their mother, where they come to know and love the ways of the railways. (Summary by Karen Savage)

• Gutenberg e-text
• Wikipedia - E. Nesbit
• Wikipedia - The Railway Children
• LibriVox’s Railway Children Internet Archive page
• Zip file of the entire book (144.6MB)
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Total running time: 5:01:06
Read by Karen Savage

mp3 and ogg files

• Chapter 01 - The Beginning of Things - 00:20:19
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• Chapter 02 - Peter’s Coal-mine - 00:26:19
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• Chapter 03 - The Old Gentleman - 00:23:29
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• Chapter 04 - The Engine Burglar - 00:25:42
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• Chapter 05 - Prisoners and Captives - 00:18:13
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• Chapter 06 - Saviours of the Train - 00:19:07
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• Chapter 07 - For Valour - 00:23:04
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• Chapter 08 - The Amateur Firemen - 00:20:06
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• Chapter 09 - The Pride of Perks - 00:21:34
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• Chapter 10 - The Terrible Secret - 00:19:14
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• Chapter 11 - The Hound in the Red Jersey - 00:24:29
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• Chapter 12 - What Bobbie Brought Home - 00:18:54
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• Chapter 13 - The Hound’s Grandfather - 00:21:24
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• Chapter 14 - The End - 00:19:12
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Cataloged on November 22, 2006