After Father is suddenly and mysteriously forced to leave home, the children and their mother are transported from their comfortable London house to a cottage in the country. "Three Chimneys" lies beside a railway track - a constant source of excitement and pleasure to all three. They befriend the Station Master and Perks the Porter, as well as their jovial "Old Gentleman" who waves to them every day from the train. Peter, Bobbie and Phyllis rapidly learn to fend for themselves, although the disturbing mystery remains of where Father is - and will he ever return?.. Following the trials and the joys of this Edwardian family, "The Railway Children" has proved to be enduringly popular. Формат издания: 11 см х 18 см.