Nesbit (?n?zb?t) n (Biography) E(dith). 1858?1924, British writer of children’s books, including The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904) and The Railway Children (1906)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014