The author of The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Railway Children, E Nesbit, married an impossible man. Edith fell for Hubert Bland, left home and was married in a register office. He gave a false address and didn’t tell his mother, for he had already had a son by her paid companion, Maggie.
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The cottage at The Star Inn was rented by the renowned playwright Noel Coward while he was looking for a house to buy. It is believed that he wrote his first successful play while living in the property.