The Railway Children
by E. Nesbit
E. Nesbit's 1906 story. Three children move with their mother to a cottage by a railway after their father disappears, and their small adventures slowly lead to a happy secret.
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They were not railway children to begin with. I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways except as a means of getting to Maskelyne and Cook's, the Pantomime, Zoological Gardens, and Madame Tussaud's. They were just ordinary suburban children, and they lived with their Father and Mother in an ordinary red-bric…E. Nesbit, The Railway ChildrenStart reading The Railway Children free →
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Good for English learners
Simple, kind and episodic, with short chapters. A good A2 to B1 read.
Level A2-B1. This is the original text, not a simplified or abridged version, so you read the real classic.
The Railway Children: reading level & FAQ
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The Railway Children is about 216 pages, so roughly ~5 hours of reading. You can read it here free, one chapter at a time, at your own pace.
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At CEFR level A2-B1, The Railway Children is a moderate read for upper-intermediate readers. You can tap any word while reading to look it up.
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The Railway Children is around A2-B1 on the CEFR scale. It is a good fit for readers building toward or reading comfortably at that level.
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