{"product_id":"life-and-loves-of-e-nesbit-victorian-iconoclast-childrens-author-and-creator-of-the-railway-children","title":"Life and Loves of E. Nesbit: Victorian Iconoclast, Children's Author, and Creator of the Railway Children","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLife and Loves of E. Nesbit: Victorian Iconoclast, Children's Author, and Creator of the Railway Children\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eEleanor Fitzsimons\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781419738975\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAbrams Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2019\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eIllustrated\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e400\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year: The \"informative and entertaining\" first major biography of the trailblazing, controversial children's author (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in 1858, Edith Nesbit is today considered the first modern writer for children and the inventor of the children's adventure story. In \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Loves of E. Nesbit\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning biographer \u003cb\u003eEleanor Fitzsimons\u003c\/b\u003e uncovers the little-known details of her life, introducing readers to the Fabian Society cofounder and fabulous socialite who hosted legendary parties and had admirers by the dozen, including George Bernard Shaw. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough Nesbit's letters and archival research, Fitzsimons reveals \"E.\" to have been a prolific lecturer and writer on socialism and shows how Nesbit incorporated these ideas into her writing, thereby influencing a generation of children--an aspect of her literary legacy never before examined. Fitzsimons's riveting biography brings new light to the life and works of this remarkable writer and woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Meticulous and invaluable . . . exceptionally illuminating and detailed.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fitzsimons handily reassembles the hundreds of intricate, idiosyncratic parts of the miraculous E. Nesbit machine.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I've always loved the work of E. Nesbit--\u003ci\u003eThe Railway Children\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFive Children and It\u003c\/i\u003e are my favorites--but I knew nothing about the extraordinary, surprising life of this great figure in children's literature . . . so gripping that I read [it] in two days.\" --Gretchen Rubin, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Happiness Project\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A charming, lively, and old-fashioned biography . . . highly readable.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A terrific book.\" --Neil Gaiman\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Abrams Press","offers":[{"title":"Life and Loves of E. Nesbit: Victorian Iconoclast, Children's Author, and Creator of the Railway Children | Eleanor Fitzsimons | Hardcover | 9781419738975 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks D 1787989","offer_id":67796500545688,"sku":"1787989","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61Kv-qeY_LL.jpg?v=1792793298","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/life-and-loves-of-e-nesbit-victorian-iconoclast-childrens-author-and-creator-of-the-railway-children","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}