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E. Nesbit

Born

in Kennington, Surrey, The United Kingdom

August 15, 1858

Died

May 04, 1924

Genre

Children's, Classics, Poetry

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Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 – 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit.
She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later connected to the Labour Party.

Edith Nesbit was born in Kennington, Surrey, the daughter of agricultural chemist and schoolmaster John Collis Nesbit. The death of her father when she was four and the continuing ill health of her sister meant that Nesbit had a transitory childhood, her family moving across Europe in search of healthy climates only to r ...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 166,455 ratings · 11,135 reviews · 1,143 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Railway Children 4.03 avg rating — 65,412 ratings — published 1906 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 28,733 ratings — published 1902 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Phoenix and the Carpet (The Psammead Trilogy, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 9,903 ratings — 821 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit, H.R. Millar (Illustrator) 3.82 avg rating — 9,505 ratings — published 1907 — 881 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of the Treasure Seekers (Bastable Children, #1) by E. Nesbit, Cecil Leslie (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 6,994 ratings — published 1899 — 1491 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of the Amulet (The Psammead Trilogy, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 4,698 ratings — published 1906 — 1107 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enchanted Castle and Five Children and It by E. Nesbit, H.R. Millar (Illustrator), Sanford Schwartz (Introduction) 4.01 avg rating — 4,591 ratings — published 1902 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Dragons by E. Nesbit, H.R. Millar (Illustrator), H. Granville Fell (Illustrator) 3.84 avg rating — 3,957 ratings — published 1899 — 1409 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wouldbegoods (Bastable Children, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 2,219 ratings — published 1901 — 477 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magic City by E. Nesbit, H.R. Millar (Illustrator), Peter Glassman (Afterword) 3.92 avg rating — 2,159 ratings — published 1910 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by E. Nesbit (?)

“There is nothing more luxurious than eating while you read—unless it be reading while you eat. Amabel did both: they are not the same thing, as you will see if you think the matter over.”
― E. Nesbit, The Magic World

tags: eat, eating, humor, luxury, reading

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“There are brown eyes in the world, after all, as well as blue, and one pair of brown that meant heaven to me as the blue had never done”
― E. Nesbit

tags: beauty, eyes

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“Don't you think it's rather nice to think that we're in a book that God's writing? If I were writing a book, I might make mistakes. But God knows how to make the story end just right--in the way that's best for us."
Do you really believe that, Mother?" Peter asked quietly.
Yes," she said, "I do believe it--almost always--except when I'm so sad that I can't believe anything. But even when I don't believe it, I know it's true--and I try to believe it.”
― E. Nesbit

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October 2025 - Short Story/Novella Poll

The Invisible Girl by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

36 votes, 20.5%

The Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov

35 votes, 19.9%

Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings by Mark Twain

18 votes, 10.2%

A Man's Place by Annie Ernaux

18 votes, 10.2%

Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

16 votes, 9.1%

Reflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers

16 votes, 9.1%

Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg

14 votes, 8.0%

A Fight with a Cannon by Victor Hugo

10 votes, 5.7%

The Ebony Frame by E. Nesbit

8 votes, 4.5%

The Sailor Boy's Tale by Isak Dinesen

5 votes, 2.8%

176 total votes

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