Edith Nesbit
Birth date
August 15, 1858
Death date
May 4, 1924
Place of birth
London, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Writing
Age
65 years
Biography
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 co-founder of the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party. Among her best-known 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).
Also known as
E. Nesbit
