Horror Stories: E. Nesbit (Penguin Worlds)

Horror Stories: E. Nesbit (Penguin Worlds)

by Edith Nesbit (Author)

Synopsis

A groom promises to be at the church on time, even if he has to come back from the grave to do it. A man inherits a property where he discovers a portrait of a woman that will change his life forever. Two newlyweds find their dream country cottage, unaware of an ancient curse from the previous owners. A gripping, unsettling and utterly chilling collection of short stories from one of Britain's best loved storytellers.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: 1
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 29 Sep 2016

ISBN 10: 0241261775
ISBN 13: 9780241261774
Book Overview: Before she became a world-famous children's author E. Nesbit wrote for adults. She penned a great many ghost and horror stories, of which the very best are gathered here.

Author Bio
E. Nesbit was born in Surrey in 1858. A world-famous children's author, her works include The Railway Children and Five Children and It. She also wrote several short stories for adults. With her husband, Hubert Bland, she was one of the founding members of the socialist Fabian Society; their household became a centre of the socialist and literary circles of the times. She died in 1924.