Who is Edith Nesbit

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.

Biography

Nesbit was born in 1858 at 38 Lower Kennington Lane, Kennington, Surrey (now classified as Inner London), the daughter of an agricultural chemist, John Collis Nesbit, who died in March 1862, before her fourth birthday. Her mother was Sarah Green (née Alderton).

The ill health of Edith's sister Mary meant that the family travelled for some years, living variously in Brighton, Buckinghamshire, France (Dieppe, R...
Read Full Biography of Edith Nesbit


Edith Nesbit Poems

  • From The Portuguese
    I

    When I lived in the village of youth
    There were lilies in all the orchards, ...
  • Sea-shells
    I gathered shells upon the sand,
    Each shell a little perfect thing,
    So frail, yet potent to withstand
    The mountain-waves' wild buffeting. ...
  • In The Rose Garden
    RED roses bright, pink roses and white
    That bud and blossom and fall;
    The very sight of my heart's delight
    Is more than worth them all! ...
  • Absolution
    THREE months had passed since she had knelt before
    The grate of the confessional, and he,
    --The priest--had wondered why she came no more
    To tell her sinless sins--the vanity ...
  • At Evening Time There Shall Be Light
    THE day was wild with wind and rain,
    One grey wrapped sky and sea and shore,
    It seemed our marsh would never again
    Wear the rich robes that once it wore. ...
Read All Poems


Top 10 most used topics by Edith Nesbit

Love 162 I Love You 162 Heart 139 Life 118 Dear 109 White 97 Night 91 Never 86 Sweet 85 Long 82


Edith Nesbit Quotes

Read All Quotes


Comments about Edith Nesbit

Gardgoldsmith: edith nesbit's the pavilion - a no-spoilers review!!
Davidcranmerun1: margaret mitchell - wikipedia mitchell's two favorite children's books were by author edith nesbit: five children and it (1902) and the phoenix and the carpet (1904).
Davidcranmerun1: edith nesbit (married name edith bland; 15 august 1858 – 4 may 1924) was also a political activist and co-founder of the fabian society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the labour party.
Andrewsimpson41: andrew simpson: recreating the lost well hall house with edith nesbit:
Itsashpryce: it's world book day, so may i suggest a lesser-known collection of short ghost stories? most will know edith nesbit as the author of "the railway children", and "five children and it". 1/3
Read All Comments


Write your comment about Edith Nesbit


Ross Grant: Do you know "Baby Seed Song?" My grandmother sang it to my dad. I cann;t find it's melody anywhere on-line. I just know fragments.

Poem of the day

Edgar Albert Guest Poem
The Killing Place
 by Edgar Albert Guest

We're hiking along at a two-forty pace
We 're making life seem like a man-killing race,
With our nerves all on edge and our jaws firmly set
We go rushing along; with our brows lined with sweat
And our cheeks pale and drawn every minute we dash,
And the goal that we 're after is merely more cash.

We 're out for the money, the greenbacks and gold,
...

Read complete poem

Popular Poets