She joined the Fabian Society, a socialist organization. She wrote dozens of novels, story books, and poems, her best-known works being The Wouldbegoods (1901), The Enchanted Castle (1907), and The Magic City (1910).
(15 August 1858- 4 May 1924)
She was born on August 15, 1858 in Kennington, England. Due to her sister Mary's illness, her family had to travel constantly, and Edith Nesbit spent her childhood in England, France, Germany, and Spain.
These travels continued until Mary died in 1871. (When Mary died in 1871, she and her mother settled in Kent, England.)
After their loss, she settled in Kent, England, with her mother. Her life here became the inspiration for The Railway Children, which she wrote in the following years. She joined the Fabian Society, a socialist organization.
Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 – 4 May 1924) was an English writer and poet, who published her books for children as E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 such books. She was also a political activist and co-founder of the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party.
She began writing fiction books for children in the early 1890s, eventually producing more than 60 books for teenagers, as well as less successful novels and poetry collections for adults.
She wrote dozens of novels, story books, and poems, her best-known works being The Wouldbegoods (1901), The Enchanted Castle (1907), and The Magic City (1910). She died in Kent on 4 May 1914.