{"product_id":"the-life-and-loves-of-eleanor-fitzsimons-9781419738975","title":"The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit: Victorian Iconoclast, Children's Author, and Creator of the Railway Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year: The \"informative and entertaining\" first major biography of the trailblazing, controversial children's author (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1858, Edith Nesbit is today considered the first modern writer for children and the inventor of the children's adventure story. In \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Loves of E. Nesbit\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning biographer \u003cb\u003eEleanor Fitzsimons\u003c\/b\u003e uncovers the little-known details of her life, introducing readers to the Fabian Society cofounder and fabulous socialite who hosted legendary parties and had admirers by the dozen, including George Bernard Shaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough Nesbit's letters and archival research, Fitzsimons reveals \"E.\" to have been a prolific lecturer and writer on socialism and shows how Nesbit incorporated these ideas into her writing, thereby influencing a generation of children--an aspect of her literary legacy never before examined. Fitzsimons's riveting biography brings new light to the life and works of this remarkable writer and woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Meticulous and invaluable . . . exceptionally illuminating and detailed.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fitzsimons handily reassembles the hundreds of intricate, idiosyncratic parts of the miraculous E. Nesbit machine.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I've always loved the work of E. Nesbit--\u003ci\u003eThe Railway Children\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFive Children and It\u003c\/i\u003e are my favorites--but I knew nothing about the extraordinary, surprising life of this great figure in children's literature . . . so gripping that I read [it] in two days.\" --Gretchen Rubin, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Happiness Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A charming, lively, and old-fashioned biography . . . highly readable.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A terrific book.\" --Neil Gaiman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eleanor Fitzsimons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419738976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419738975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019 pg. 16","brand":"Eleanor Fitzsimons","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074539188479,"sku":"9781419738975","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45c6c88b-9847-4304-bc8d-6f36d963c160.jpg?v=1685454335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-and-loves-of-eleanor-fitzsimons-9781419738975","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}