![]() ![]() 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.Įdith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland 15 August 1858 – ) was an English author and poet she published her books for children under the name of E. 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.Īll 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. But beyond her beloved children’s stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed here in her chilling tales of the supernatural. ![]() Edith Nesbit’s natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic children’s author. ![]()
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