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Paperback. Edith Nesbits natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic childrens author. But beyond her beloved childrens stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed here in her chilling tales of the supernatural. Haunted by lifelong phobias which provoked, in her own words, nights and nights of anguish and horror, long years of bitterest fear and dread, Nesbit was inspired to pen terrifying stories of a twilight world where the dead walked the earth.All but forgotten for almost a hundred years until In the Dark was first published in 1988, this collection finally restored Nesbits reputation as a one of the most accomplished and entertaining ghost-story writers of the Victorian age.With seven extra newly-discovered stories now appearing for the first time in paperback, this revised edition includes an introduction by Hugh Lamb exploring the life of the woman behind these tales and the events and experiences that contributed to her fascination with the macabre. The opening story, the unforgettable 'Man-Size in Marple', was adapted by Mark Gatiss as the BBC's Ghost Story for Christmas in 2024. Edith Nesbits natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic childrens author. But beyond her beloved childrens stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed here in her chilling tales of the supernatural. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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While Edith Nesbit's mainstream fiction has often been revived, her tales of terror - apart from one or two anthologized pieces - have fallen into unwarranted neglect. Series: Harpercollins Chillers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270. . 2017. Revised edition. Paperback. . . . .

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While Edith Nesbit's mainstream fiction has often been revived, her tales of terror - apart from one or two anthologized pieces - have fallen into unwarranted neglect. Series: Harpercollins Chillers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270. . 2017. Revised edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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1st printing. Nesbit had a much darker side, which revealed itself in her tales of terror and the supernatural. Most of these tales were written before the author established herself as a writer of children's stories.

Selected and with a seven page introduction by Hugh Lamb. Part of the Equation Chiller supernatural series. Page edges a little browned, and inner covers browning, an almost fine (NF) copy.

Equation, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Trade Paperback. 176 pp. Selected & introduced by Hugh Lamb. The sadly neglected Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) wrote powerful tales of fear and horror as well as children's book. Here are 14 of her finest terror tales. Mild shelfwear on covers, browning on blank insides of covers. A very good, tight, unread, unmarked copy.

Neuware - Edith Nesbit's natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic children's author. But beyond her beloved children's stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed here in her chilling tales of the supernatural. Haunted by lifelong phobias which provoked, in her own words, 'nights and nights of anguish and horror, long years of bitterest fear and dread', Nesbit was inspired to pen terrifying stories of a twilight world where the dead walked the earth. All but forgotten for almost a hundred years until In the Dark was first published 30 years ago, this collection finally restored Nesbit's reputation as a one of the most accomplished and entertaining ghost-story writers of the Victorian age. With seven extra newly-discovered stories now appearing for the first time in paperback, this revised edition includes an introduction by Hugh Lamb exploring the life of the woman behind these tales and the events and experiences that contributed to her fascination with the macabre. 320 pp. Englisch

Neuware - Edith Nesbit's natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic children's author. But beyond her beloved children's stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed here in her chilling tales of the supernatural. Haunted by lifelong phobias which provoked, in her own words, 'nights and nights of anguish and horror, long years of bitterest fear and dread', Nesbit was inspired to pen terrifying stories of a twilight world where the dead walked the earth. All but forgotten for almost a hundred years until In the Dark was first published 30 years ago, this collection finally restored Nesbit's reputation as a one of the most accomplished and entertaining ghost-story writers of the Victorian age. With seven extra newly-discovered stories now appearing for the first time in paperback, this revised edition includes an introduction by Hugh Lamb exploring the life of the woman behind these tales and the events and experiences that contributed to her fascination with the macabre. 320 pp. Englisch

Selected and with a seven page introduction by Hugh Lamb. Part of the Equation Chiller supernatural series. Hugh Lamb's own copy with his initials HL rubber-stamped on the inside rear cover. Pages edges a little browned and inner covers browning, else a fine (unread) copy.

Edith Nesbit's natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic children's author. But beyond her beloved children's stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed here in her chilling tales of the supernatural. Haunted by lifelong phobias which provoked, in her own words, 'nights and nights of anguish and horror, long years of bitterest fear and dread', Nesbit was inspired to pen terrifying stories of a twilight world where the dead walked the earth. All but forgotten for almost a hundred years until In the Dark was first published in 1988, this collection finally restored Nesbit's reputation as a one of the most accomplished and entertaining ghost-story writers of the Victorian age. With seven extra newly-discovered stories now appearing for the first time in paperback, this revised edition includes an introduction by Hugh Lamb exploring the life of the woman behind these tales and the events and experiences that contributed to her fascination with the macabre. The opening story, the unforgettable 'Man-Size in Marple', was adapted by Mark Gatiss as the BBC's Ghost Story for Christmas in 2024.

Neuware - Edith Nesbit's natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic children's author. But beyond her beloved children's stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed here in her chilling tales of the supernatural. Haunted by lifelong phobias which provoked, in her own words, 'nights and nights of anguish and horror, long years of bitterest fear and dread', Nesbit was inspired to pen terrifying stories of a twilight world where the dead walked the earth. All but forgotten for almost a hundred years until In the Dark was first published in 1988, this collection finally restored Nesbit's reputation as a one of the most accomplished and entertaining ghost-story writers of the Victorian age. With seven extra newly-discovered stories now appearing for the first time in paperback, this revised edition includes an introduction by Hugh Lamb exploring the life of the woman behind these tales and the events and experiences that contributed to her fascination with the macabre. The opening story, the unforgettable 'Man-Size in Marple', was adapted by Mark Gatiss as the BBC's Ghost Story for Christmas in 2024.

Octavo, cloth. Limited to 500 copies plus a few extras for legal deposit purposes. Collects twenty-one stories with introduction and bibliography of story sources by Lamb. An expansion of Lamb's earlier collection of Nesbit's horror fiction, IN THE DARK: TALES OF TERROR, published as an Equation paperback in 1988. "A noteworthy modern collection of Nesbit's weird fiction." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-72. Lower corners bruised, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (33682)

Paperback. Edith Nesbits natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic childrens author. But beyond her beloved childrens stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed here in her chilling tales of the supernatural. Haunted by lifelong phobias which provoked, in her own words, nights and nights of anguish and horror, long years of bitterest fear and dread, Nesbit was inspired to pen terrifying stories of a twilight world where the dead walked the earth.All but forgotten for almost a hundred years until In the Dark was first published in 1988, this collection finally restored Nesbits reputation as a one of the most accomplished and entertaining ghost-story writers of the Victorian age.With seven extra newly-discovered stories now appearing for the first time in paperback, this revised edition includes an introduction by Hugh Lamb exploring the life of the woman behind these tales and the events and experiences that contributed to her fascination with the macabre. The opening story, the unforgettable 'Man-Size in Marple', was adapted by Mark Gatiss as the BBC's Ghost Story for Christmas in 2024. Edith Nesbits natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic childrens author. But beyond her beloved childrens stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed here in her chilling tales of the supernatural. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Edith Nesbits natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic childrens author. But beyond her beloved childrens stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed here in her chilling tales of the supernatural. Haunted by lifelong phobias which provoked, in her own words, nights and nights of anguish and horror, long years of bitterest fear and dread, Nesbit was inspired to pen terrifying stories of a twilight world where the dead walked the earth.All but forgotten for almost a hundred years until In the Dark was first published in 1988, this collection finally restored Nesbits reputation as a one of the most accomplished and entertaining ghost-story writers of the Victorian age.With seven extra newly-discovered stories now appearing for the first time in paperback, this revised edition includes an introduction by Hugh Lamb exploring the life of the woman behind these tales and the events and experiences that contributed to her fascination with the macabre. The opening story, the unforgettable 'Man-Size in Marple', was adapted by Mark Gatiss as the BBC's Ghost Story for Christmas in 2024. Edith Nesbits natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic childrens author. But beyond her beloved childrens stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed here in her chilling tales of the supernatural. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

22.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 223pp. Red cloth in dust jacket. Originally published in 1988, this first Ash-Tree printing limited to 500 copies done in 2000 and expanded with 7 additional stories for a totla of 21. The boards are cocked.