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In the Dark: Tales of Terror by E. Nesbit (Collins Chillers)
E. Nesbit
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Description for In the Dark: Tales of Terror by E. Nesbit (Collins Chillers)
Paperback. 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.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Harpercollins Chillers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780008249014
SKU
V9780008249014
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About E. Nesbit
Hugh Lamb has spent over forty years delving into weird fiction. Tired of anthologies reprinting the same old stories, he tried his hand at editing his own. His main area of research is Victorian ghost stories and he has published five anthologies of these: Victorian Tales of Terror, Terror by Gaslight, Victorian Nightmares, Tales from a Gaslit Graveyard, and Gaslit ... Read more
Reviews for In the Dark: Tales of Terror by E. Nesbit (Collins Chillers)
`Deliciously creepy and wide-ranging. And some fascinating illuminations of the social mores of the time. Like almost everyone else, I only knew Edith Nesbit's writing for children. But once you're in the mood to be given the shivers, have a go at these.' Amazon reviews