9 must-read classics books like The Railway Children by Joan Collins

Cover of The Railway Children by Joan  Collins

The Railway Children

By: Joan Collins

3.94

Format: None pages, None

This Ladybird Classic is an abridged retelling of the classic story of The Railway Children by Edit…

"Sometimes, in moments of great need, we can do wonderful things."

-Joan Collins, The Railway Children

"Sometimes, in moments of great need, we can do wonderful things."

-Joan Collins, The Railway Children

If you liked the classics plot in The Railway Children by Joan Collins , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of The Railway Children by E. Nesbit

1. The Railway Children

By: E. Nesbit

4.02

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

In this much-loved children's classic first published in 1906, the comfortable lives of three well-… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Girls are just as clever as boys, and don’t you forget it!"

-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children

"I'd like to marry a lady who had trances, and only woke up once or twice a year"

-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children

"It's an odd thing- the softer and more easily hurt a woman is the better she can screw herself up to do what has to be done."

-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children

"Don't you think it's rather nice to think that we're in a book that God's writing? If I were writing a book, I might make mistakes. But God knows how to make the story end just right--in the way that…"

-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children

Cover of Beware of the Dog by Roald Dahl

2. Beware of the Dog

By: Roald Dahl

3.58

Format: 19 pages, ebook

Beware of the Dog is a short, gripping story of life in wartime from Roald Dahl, the master of the … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of As The Crow Flies (DI Nick Dixon #1) by Damien Boyd

3. As The Crow Flies (DI Nick Dixon #1)

By: Damien Boyd

3.93

Format: 173 pages, Kindle Edition

Rock climbing is now a blood sport. Detective Inspector Nick Dixon's former climbing partner, Ja… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

4. Fantastic Mr. Fox

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.08

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Fantastic Mr. Fox is on the run! The three meanest farmers around are out to get him. Fat Boggis, s… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I dare not do that, said Mr. Fox, because this place I am hoping to get is so marvelous that if I described it to you now you would go crazy with excitement"

-Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox

Cover of The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

5. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

3.83

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Who needs a ladder when you’ve got a giraffe with an extended neck? The Ladderless Window-Cleani… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The 26-Storey Treehouse by Terry Denton, Andy Griffiths

6. The 26-Storey Treehouse

By: Terry Denton , Andy Griffiths

3.41

Format: 549 pages, Paperback

If you're like most readers, you're probably wondering just how Andy and Terry met. Well, it's a lo… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore, Michelle Allen

7. Lorna Doone

By: R.D. Blackmore , Michelle Allen

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

First published in 1869, Lorna Dooneis the story of John Ridd, a farmer who finds love amid the rel… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction

8. All's Well That Ends Well

By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine

3.99

Format: 273 pages,

In the acclaimed BBC Radio Shakespeare series, each play is introduced by Richard Eyre, former Dire… read more

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9. Esio Trot

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

3.74

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Mr. Hoppy is in love with Mrs. Silver, but her heart belongs to Alfie, her pet tortoise. Mr. Hoppy … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction

10. The Minpins

By: Patrick Benson , Roald Dahl

3.81

Format: 263 pages, Paperback

Come deep into the forest if you dare...but beware the Terrible Bloodsuckling Toothpluckling Stonec… read more

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Cover of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, Seamus Deane

11. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

By: James Joyce , Seamus Deane

3.64

Format: 329 pages, Paperback

The portrayal of Stephen Dedalus's Dublin childhood and youth, his quest for identity through art a… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"My heart is quite calm now. I will go back."

-James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

"God spoke to you by so many voices but you would not hear."

-James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

"Are you not weary of ardent ways? Tell no more of enchanted days."

-James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

"He thought that he was sick in his heart if you could be sick in that place."

-James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

12. The Mildenhall Treasure

By: Roald Dahl , Ralph Steadman

3.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

During World War II, a British plowman discovered a hoard of Roman silver while plowing a field in … read more

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13. Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple, #13)

By: Agatha Christie

4.02

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts t… read more

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14. Les Misérables : Tome I

By: Victor Hugo

4.38

Format: 83 pages, Paperback

Jean Valjean, un ancien forcat condamne en 1796, trouve asile, apres avoir ete libere du bagne et a… read more

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Cover of Death Message (DI Nick Dixon #13) by Damien Boyd

15. Death Message (DI Nick Dixon #13)

By: Damien Boyd

4.58

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Graffiti is a dying art in this thriller from the bestselling DI Nick Dixon crime series. A routin… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Book Smugglers (Pages & Co., #4) by Anna     James

16. The Book Smugglers (Pages & Co., #4)

By: Anna James

4.12

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Fourth in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series for ages eight to twelve that cel… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. The Treehouse Library (Pages & Co.,#5)

By: Anna James

4.17

Format: None pages, None

A magical botanist A peculiar potion A secret garden A famous monster A return to the underlibr… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Five Star Stories (Tom Gates #21) by Liz Pichon

18. Five Star Stories (Tom Gates #21)

By: Liz Pichon

4.54

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

  A feel-good, laugh-out-loud, packed-with-pictures Tom Gates story! The brand new Tom Gates bestse… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Bring Them Home (Detective Karen Hart, #1) by D.S. Butler

19. Bring Them Home (Detective Karen Hart, #1)

By: D.S. Butler

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A perfect village. A perfect crime.When two young girls disappear from their primary school, the vi… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Railway Children by Joan  Collins

20. The Railway Children

By: Joan Collins

3.94

Format: None pages, None

This Ladybird Classic is an abridged retelling of the classic story of The Railway Children by Edit… read more

Similar categories in Joan Collins's The Railway Children book and Joan Collins's The Railway Children

  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Sometimes, in moments of great need, we can do wonderful things."

-Joan Collins, The Railway Children

Cover of Black Beauty by Betty Evans

21. Black Beauty

By: Betty Evans

4.22

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

A perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic horse story for younger readersBlack Beauty… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction

15 Top fiction books like The Railway Children by Joan Collins

Transform Your Habits

The Railway Children

E. Nesbit

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Beware of the Dog

Roald Dahl

3.58

Transform Your Habits

As The Crow Flies (DI Nick Dixon #1)

Damien Boyd

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.08

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16 Best fiction books like The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

Transform Your Habits

The Boy in the Dress

Quentin Blake , David Walliams

4.09

Transform Your Habits

The Castle in the Field

Michael Morpurgo , Faye Hanson

3.58

Transform Your Habits

Charlotte's Web/Stuart Little Slipcase Gift Set

E.B. White , Garth Williams

4.40

Transform Your Habits

The World’s Worst Children

Tony Ross , David Walliams

4.14

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