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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.
The power of the unseen agents of the state - woke, self-interested, and against the people - has never been stronger or more sinister, writes Alex Story.
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.
The World Premiere of the sequel to the Railway Children, with the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway one of the stars, is being held in Yorkshire next month. Phil Penfold and Catherine Scott report.