The Railway Children

by E. NESBIT (1858 - 1924)

Chapter 05 - Prisoners and Captives

The Railway Children

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)


Listen next episodes of The Railway Children:
Chapter 06 - Saviours of the Train , Chapter 07 - For Valour , Chapter 08 - The Amateur Firemen , Chapter 09 - The Pride of Perks , Chapter 10 - The Terrible Secret , Chapter 11 - The Hound in the Red Jersey , Chapter 12 - What Bobbie Brought Home , Chapter 13 - The Hound's Grandfather , Chapter 14 - The End