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Railway Children (version 2 Dramatic Reading)

Railway Children (version 2 Dramatic Reading)

by E. Nesbit

About this book

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 Hare (a college boy): Leanne Yau
Cart Man, Jim the Fireman, Farmer, Workman 1, Signalman, Blacksmith: Nemo
Young Man, Foreman: LikeManyWaters
Mr. Szezcpansky: tovarisch
Bill the Bargee: Son of the Exiles
Mrs Perks, Workman 2, Bailiff: Bhavya
Master Perks: TriciaG

Audio edited by: linny, and Devorah Allen

Chapters

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  1. 1Dedication and Dramatis Personae2:25 · read by Peter Yearsley, David Lawrence, Algy Pug
  2. 2Chapter 1: The Beginning of Things27:03 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary
  3. 3Chapter 2: Peter’s Coal-Mine32:16 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary
  4. 4Chapter 3: The Old Gentleman29:50 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary
  5. 5Chapter 4: The Engine Burglar31:39 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary
  6. 6Chapter 5: Prisoners and Captives22:38 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary
  7. 7Chapter 6: Saviors of the Train23:41 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary
  8. 8Chapter 7: For Valour28:25 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary
  9. 9Chapter 8: The Amateur Firemen24:57 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary
  10. 10Chapter 9: The Pride of Perks26:56 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary
  11. 11Chapter 10: The Terrible Secret23:32 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary
  12. 12Chapter 11: The Hound in the Red Jacket30:05 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary
  13. 13Chapter 12: What Bobbie Brought Home22:53 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary
  14. 14Chapter 13: The Hound’s Grandfather25:49 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary
  15. 15Chapter 14: The End24:18 · read by Peter Yearsley, Beth Thomas (1974-2020), Hannah Mary

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