The Railway ChildrenWhen their father is sent away to prison, three London children move to the country where they keep busy preventing accidents on the nearby railway, making many new friends and generally learning a good deal about themselves. |
Contents
The Beginning of Things | 13 |
Peters Coalmine | 31 |
The Old Gentleman | 52 |
The EngineBurglar | 72 |
Prisoners and Captives | 94 |
Saviours of the Train | 109 |
For Valour | 129 |
The Amateur Fireman | 147 |
The Terrible Secret | 183 |
The Hound in the Red Jersey | 199 |
What Bobbie Brought Home | 221 |
The Hounds Grandfather | 237 |
The End | 255 |
Afterword | 271 |
Further Reading | 279 |
Biography | 280 |
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