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Railway Children (version 2 Dramatic Reading)

by E. Nesbit

Chapter 1 of 15 Dedication and Dramatis Personae

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6 h 16 min
Language
English
Readers
Algy Pug, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Bhavya, David Lawrence, Eva Davis (d. 2025) and 12 others

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Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are suddenly yanked out of their comfortable lives and removed to live in the country with only their mother and to "play at being poor". Will they ever again be allowed to have bread with butter AND jam? Why does mother spend all day frantically writing in her room? And what has happened to their father?

The Railway Children is one of Edith Nesbit's best-loved books. It has been made into five films and a musical. The story of three children making friends with everyone around them and doing their best to do good and to be good (but not always succeeding) contains no magic, but the warmth of Nesbit's storytelling permeates the book. - Summary by Beth Thomas and Wikipedia

Narrator: Peter Yearsley

Bobbie: Hannah Mary

Peter: Beth Thomas

Phyllis: Jasmin Salma

Mother: TJ Burns

Albert Perks (the Porter): axcel

Station Master: Tomas Peter

Dr Forrest: GRuss

The Old Gentleman: Algy Pug

Bill (the Engine Driver), Oldest Workman: David Lawrence

Jimmy The Hound, Jabez Inglewood, Clergyman, Workman 3: Eva Davis

Father: Tom Geller

Mrs Viney, Spot (Bill's dog), Draper's Boy: Foon

Mrs Ransome (the Post Office Lady), Ruth (the maid), Voice 3, Maria (Bill's Wife), The…

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