Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 – 4 May 1924) was an English writer and poet, who published her books for children and others as E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 such books. She was also a political activist and co-founder of the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party. == Biography == Nesbit was born in 1858 at 38 Lower Kennington Lane, Kennington, Surrey (now London), the daughter of an agricultural chemist, Joh…