Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit 15 August 1858 4 May 1924 was an English writer and poet who published books for children and others as E Nesbit She wrote or collaborated on more than sixty such books Nesbit was also a political activist and cofounder of the Fabian Society a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party Among her bestknown work include The Story of the Treasure Seekers 1899 Five Children and It 1902 The Phoenix and the Cabinet 1904 and The Railway Children 1906