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Most of her books involve a family of children of all ages, who are thrust into a difficult situation, have adventures together, and need to take responsibility for themselves. Some of her books, like ''The Five Children and It,'' are fantasies; others, like ''The Wouldbegoods'' and ''The Railway Children,'' are realistic novels.

Most of her books involve a family of children of all ages, who are thrust into a difficult situation, have adventures together, and need to take responsibility for themselves. Some of her books, like ''The Five Children and It,'' are fantasies; others, like ''The Wouldbegoods'' and ''The Railway Children,'' are realistic novels.

Of her, Gore Vidal said "After Lewis Carroll, E. Nesbit is the best of the English fabulists who wrote about children (neither wrote for children) and like Carroll she was able to create a world of magic and inverted logic that was entirely her own."<ref>[http://www.nybooks.com/articles/13132 The Writing of E. Nesbit], Gore Vidal, ''New York Review of Books''</ref>

Of her, Gore Vidal said "After [[Lewis Carroll]], E. Nesbit is the best of the English fabulists who wrote about children (neither wrote for children) and like Carroll she was able to create a world of magic and inverted logic that was entirely her own."<ref>[http://www.nybooks.com/articles/13132 The Writing of E. Nesbit], Gore Vidal, ''New York Review of Books''</ref>

Most of her books are out of copyright and available online; many are still in print.

Most of her books are out of copyright and available online; many are still in print.