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The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £8.02When their widowed father's business fails, the Bastable children decide to restore the family fortunes themselves. No longer able to afford school, the children have all the time in the world to... -
The Story of the Amulet by E. Nesbit
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.06THE THIRD BOOK IN THE PSAMMEAD TRILOGY, FOLLOWING FIVE CHILDREN AND IT AND THE PHOENIX AND THE CARPET'My all-time favourite classic children's author' JACQUELINE WILSON 'I love her books,... -
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit 9780141321615
Booksplease Price: £8.11When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead - an ancient Sand-fairy! Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means... -
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Five Children and It by E. Nesbit 9780141321615 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £1.95When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead - an ancient Sand-fairy! Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means... -
The Phoenix and the Carpet by E. Nesbit 9780349009421
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02'I love her books - particularly the Five Children and It sequence' - Neil Gaiman THIS IS THE SECOND BOOK IN THE PSAMMEAD TRILOGY, FOLLOWING FIVE CHILDREN AND IT 'For the egg was now red-hot, and... -
The Wouldbegoods by E. Nesbit
RRP: £3.99Booksplease Price: £3.39'This is the story of one of the most far-reaching and influentially naughty things we ever did in our lives. We did not mean to do such a deed. And yet we did do it.' After being banished to the... -
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit 9780349009322
RRP: £3.99Booksplease Price: £3.39The Railway Children tells the story of Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis, three children whose lives change dramatically when their father is mysteriously taken away. They move from London to a cottage in... -
The Story of the Treasure Seekers and The Wouldbegoods by Professor Claudia Nelson 9780230360846
Booksplease Price: £20.95The first critical edition of the beloved classics that established Edith Nesbit as a major children's writer provides extensive guidance to help today's reader navigate the enchanting world of the... -
The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit 9780140367065
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.67When their father's business fails, the six Bastable children decide to restore the family fortunes. But although they think of many ingenious ways to do so, their well meant efforts are either more... -
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Ladybird Classics: The Railway Children by 9780723270867 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £1.97This Ladybird Classic is an abridged retelling of the classic story of The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit, making it perfect for introducing the story to younger children, or for newly confident... -
Ladybird Classics: The Railway Children by 9780723270867
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.02This Ladybird Classic is an abridged retelling of the classic story of The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit, making it perfect for introducing the story to younger children, or for newly confident... -
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit 9781509843169
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.62The Railway Children Returns is coming to cinemas soon! A sequal to the much loved 1970 adaptation of The Railway Children, starring Jenny Agutter playing the adult version of herself from the... -
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit 9780349009353
RRP: £3.99Booksplease Price: £3.77'I love her books - particularly the Five Children and It sequence' - Neil Gaiman Digging in the gravel pit on a hot summer's day, five children discover 'it': a grumpy creature with eyes like a... -
A Woman of Passion: The Life of E. Nesbit by Julia Briggs 9781566633765
Booksplease Price: £21.15In A Woman of Passion, Julia Briggs chronicles the life of author Edith Nesbit who is credited with being the first modern writer for children and the creator of the children's adventure story... -
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit 9780141342931
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.48E. Nesbit's original story, now with a brand new cover by Nick Sharratt to accompany Jacqueline Wilson's number one bestselling sequel Four Children and It. Jacqueline Wilson is the multi-award... -
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Five Children and It by E. Nesbit 9780141342931 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £1.96E. Nesbit's original story, now with a brand new cover by Nick Sharratt to accompany Jacqueline Wilson's number one bestselling sequel Four Children and It. Jacqueline Wilson is the multi-award... -
The Story of the Amulet by E. Nesbit 9781847497901
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.68When Cyril, Anthea, Robert and Jane find the Psammead, a magical sand fairy, in a pet shop in London, they have no idea that they are about to embark on their greatest adventure yet. The Psammead... -
The Railway Children: With an Introduction From Jacqueline Wilson by E. Nesbit
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.51Roberta, Peter and Phyllis live a lovely life in a lovely London villa with their lovely mother and father. But all that will change. When Father is taken away unexpectedly, they have to leave their... -
The Railway Children: The Sisterhood by E. Nesbit
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.02Including an introduction from writer and feminist activist Scarlett Curtis, curator of Sunday Times Bestseller Feminists Don't Wear Pink. When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter,... -
In the Dark: Tales of Terror by E. Nesbit (Collins Chillers) by E. Nesbit
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.95Edith Nesbit's natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic children's author. But beyond her beloved children's stories lay a darker side to her... -
Poetry of the New Woman: Public Concerns, Private Matters by Patricia Murphy 9783031197673
RRP: £109.99Booksplease Price: £102.20The New Woman sought vast improvements in Victorian culture that would enlarge educational, professional, and domestic opportunities. Although New Women resist ready classification or appraisal as a... -
In and out of Bloomsbury: Biographical Essays on Twentieth-Century Writers and Artists by Martin Ferguson Smith
RRP: £85.00Booksplease Price: £49.36This volume presents new and little-known texts and images of pivotal members of the Bloomsbury group - the artists Roger Fry and Vanessa Bell, the art critic Clive Bell (Vanessa's husband), and the... -
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Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories by Rex Collings 9781840220667 [USED COPY]
RRP: £4.99Booksplease Price: £1.05This is a book to be read by a blazing fire on a winter's night, with the curtains drawn close and the doors securely locked. The unquiet souls of the dead, both as fictional creations and as 'real'... -
Poetry of the New Woman: Public Concerns, Private Matters by Patricia Murphy 9783031197642
RRP: £109.99Booksplease Price: £102.20The New Woman sought vast improvements in Victorian culture that would enlarge educational, professional, and domestic opportunities. Although New Women resist ready classification or appraisal as a... -
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £4.01When Roberta, Peter and Phyllis's father is taken away and they move to a tiny cottage in the countryside, the only advantage is the nearby railway. Join them on their adventures as they befriend all... -
British Women's Short Supernatural Fiction, 1860-1930: Our Own Ghostliness by Victoria Margree 9783030271411
Booksplease Price: £70.88This book explores women's short supernatural fiction between the emergence of first wave feminism and the post-suffrage period, arguing that while literary ghosts enabled an interrogation of women's... -
Weird Fiction and Science at the Fin de Siecle by Emily Alder 9783030326548
RRP: £89.99Booksplease Price: £80.72This book explores how nineteenth-century science stimulated the emergence of weird tales at the fin de siecle, and examines weird fiction by British writers who preceded and influenced H. P... -
British Women's Short Supernatural Fiction, 1860-1930: Our Own Ghostliness by Victoria Margree 9783030271442
Booksplease Price: £70.88This book explores women's short supernatural fiction between the emergence of first wave feminism and the post-suffrage period, arguing that while literary ghosts enabled an interrogation of women's... -
Weird Fiction and Science at the Fin de Siecle by Emily Alder 9783030326517
RRP: £89.99Booksplease Price: £80.72This book explores how nineteenth-century science stimulated the emergence of weird tales at the fin de siecle, and examines weird fiction by British writers who preceded and influenced H. P... -
The Railway Children E Nesbit 9781857159158
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.46Although E. Nesbit regarded her poetry as her most important work, it is her children's books (written 'to keep the house going') that ensured her lasting fame and which are still enjoyed with such... -
Women Poets in the Victorian Era: Cultural Practices and Nature Poetry by Dr. Fabienne Moine 9780367881108
RRP: £45.99Booksplease Price: £41.80Examining the place of nature in Victorian women's poetry, Fabienne Moine explores the work of canonical and long-neglected women poets to show the myriad connections between women and nature during... -
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Through Time by Mark Bowling
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £11.68The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is perhaps best known for its role in the 1970s film The Railway Children, based on Edith Nesbit's much-loved book. Perhaps less known is that the railway has... -
Classic Fantasy Stories Farah Mendlesohn 9781035026432
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.13From the eerie to the magical by way of the deeply strange, this collection is a must for fans of the hugely popular fantasy genre.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning,... -
The Disobedient Writer: Women and Narrative Tradition by Nancy A. Walker 9780292790964
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £16.68For centuries, women who aspired to write had to enter a largely male literary tradition that offered few, if any, literary forms in which to express their perspectives on lived experience. Since the... -
Metaphysics of Children's Literature: Climbing Fuzzy Mountains by Dr Lisa Sainsbury 9781350093683
Booksplease Price: £103.11Metaphysics of Children’s Literature is the first sustained study of ways in which children’s literature confronts metaphysical questions about reality and the nature of what there is in the world... -
Epic Fantasy Short Stories by Philippa Semper
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £15.26George R.R. Martin drew on Tolkien, who was inspired by William Morris, Medieval epics, and Norse mythology. This new collection of epic fantasy tales explores the classic themes of good vs evil, the... -
She is Fierce: Brave, Bold and Beautiful Poems by Women by Ana Sampson
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02A stunning gift book containing 150 bold, brave and beautiful poems by women - from classic, well loved poets to innovative and bold modern voices. From suffragettes to school girls, from spoken word... -
Scars Upon My Heart: Women's Poetry and Verse of the First World War Catherine Reilly 9781844082254
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.73Your battle wounds are scars upon my heart' wrote Vera Brittain in a poem to her beloved brother, four days before he died in June 1918. The rediscovery of TESTAMENT OF YOUTH has reminded a new... -
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit 9780571314768
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.48When five siblings - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother, the Lamb - discover a sand-fairy in their gravel pit, they are jolly surprised and a little delighted. Even better, the... -
The Railway Children E. Nesbit 9781847496010
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37Roberta, Phyllis and Peter have their comfortable lives in London thrown into disarray by the unexpected disappearance of their father. They are forced to move to a small cottage in the countryside...