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Edith Nesbit was an English author and poet who wrote over 60 books for children.
* She was born in 1858 in Kennington, Surrey, England.
* She married Hubert Bland in 1880 and had five children.
* She was a co-founder of the Fabian Society, a socialist organization.
* She wrote many novels, short stories, and poems.
* Her most famous works for children include The Railway Children, The Phoenix and the Carpet, and Five Children and It.
* She died in 1924 at the age of 65.
* She is considered one of the most important children's authors of the 20th century.