Edith Nesbit's children's narrative book 'The Railway Children' was
serialized in a London magazine in 1905 and then published in 1906. Best
among the finest collection of books written by Nesbit, the Railway
Children has a storyline of 3 little lads named Roberta, Peter, and
Phyllis who were immensely enjoying their life with their parents in
London. Their comfortable existence comes to an end when their father
goes missing unexpectedly. After which the three with their mother moved
to a small cottage in the countryside near the railroad where their
survival became miserable. Being into this sick family condition, Peter
persuaded himself to steal coal from trains to supplement their income
until they learned not to steal even though they had so little to keep
warm.