About the Author

E. Nesbit (Edith Nesbit) was an English writer who lived from 1858 to 1924. Although she wrote for adults too,
her fame chiefly rests upon the fictional and poetic works she penned down for children. She wrote as many as

40 children books including novels, short stories and picture books of which many are still extremely popular.
Her famous works include The Enchanted Castle, The Railway Children, Five Children and It etc.