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Ghost Stories
A collection of spooky tales:
- The Shadow
Three girls are told a tale of evil, the tragic ending of which hits too close to home.
- John Charrington's Wedding
A groom promises to be at the church on time, even if it means coming back from the grave.
- The Violet Car
A nurse is summoned to help with 'a mental case', and finds a couple slowly going mad.
- Man-Size in Marble
Newlyweds find their dream cottage, but the previous evil owners threaten to return.
- The Ebony Frame
A man discovers a portrait of a woman that will change his life forever.
- The Shadow
Three girls are told a tale of evil, the tragic ending of which hits too close to home.
- John Charrington's Wedding
A groom promises to be at the church on time, even if it means coming back from the grave.
- The Violet Car
A nurse is summoned to help with 'a mental case', and finds a couple slowly going mad.
- Man-Size in Marble
Newlyweds find their dream cottage, but the previous evil owners threaten to return.
- The Ebony Frame
A man discovers a portrait of a woman that will change his life forever.
- GenresShort StoriesHorror
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First published October 29, 2012
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E. Nesbit
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Edith Nesbit
(married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 – 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit.
She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later connected to the Labour Party.
Edith Nesbit was born in Kennington, Surrey, the daughter of agricultural chemist and schoolmaster John Collis Nesbit. The death of her father when she was four and the continuing ill health of her sister meant that Nesbit had a transitory childhood, her family moving across Europe in search of healthy climates only to return to England for financial reasons. Nesbit therefore spent her childhood attaining an education from whatever sources were available—local grammars, the occasional boarding school but mainly through reading.
At 17 her family finally settled in London and aged 19, Nesbit met Hubert Bland, a political activist and writer. They became lovers and when Nesbit found she was pregnant they became engaged, marrying in April 1880. After this scandalous (for Victorian society) beginning, the marriage would be an unconventional one. Initially, the couple lived separately—Nesbit with her family and Bland with his mother and her live-in companion Maggie Doran.
Initially, Edith Nesbit books were novels meant for adults, including The Prophet's Mantle (1885) and The Marden Mystery (1896) about the early days of the socialist movement. Written under the pen name of her third child 'Fabian Bland', these books were not successful. Nesbit generated an income for the family by lecturing around the country on socialism and through her journalism (she was editor of the Fabian Society's journal, Today).
In 1899 she had published The Adventures of the Treasure Seekers to great acclaim.
She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later connected to the Labour Party.
Edith Nesbit was born in Kennington, Surrey, the daughter of agricultural chemist and schoolmaster John Collis Nesbit. The death of her father when she was four and the continuing ill health of her sister meant that Nesbit had a transitory childhood, her family moving across Europe in search of healthy climates only to return to England for financial reasons. Nesbit therefore spent her childhood attaining an education from whatever sources were available—local grammars, the occasional boarding school but mainly through reading.
At 17 her family finally settled in London and aged 19, Nesbit met Hubert Bland, a political activist and writer. They became lovers and when Nesbit found she was pregnant they became engaged, marrying in April 1880. After this scandalous (for Victorian society) beginning, the marriage would be an unconventional one. Initially, the couple lived separately—Nesbit with her family and Bland with his mother and her live-in companion Maggie Doran.
Initially, Edith Nesbit books were novels meant for adults, including The Prophet's Mantle (1885) and The Marden Mystery (1896) about the early days of the socialist movement. Written under the pen name of her third child 'Fabian Bland', these books were not successful. Nesbit generated an income for the family by lecturing around the country on socialism and through her journalism (she was editor of the Fabian Society's journal, Today).
In 1899 she had published The Adventures of the Treasure Seekers to great acclaim.
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March 6, 2015
The Shadow
Three girls are told a late-night tale of evil, the tragic ending of which hits too close to home. Read by Anna Madeley.
John Charrington's Wedding
A groom promises to be at the church on time, even if he has to come back from the grave to do it. Read by Tobias Menzies.
The Violet Car
A nurse is summoned to a farm to help with an unusual case, and finds a couple slowly going mad. Read by Charlotte Emmerson.
Man-Size in Marble
Newlyweds find the cottage of their dreams, but the previous evil (and dead) owners threaten to return. Read by Harry Hadden-Paton.
The Ebony Frame
A man inherits a property where he discovers a portrait of a woman that will change his life forever. Read by Anton Lesser.
Three girls are told a late-night tale of evil, the tragic ending of which hits too close to home. Read by Anna Madeley.
John Charrington's Wedding
A groom promises to be at the church on time, even if he has to come back from the grave to do it. Read by Tobias Menzies.
The Violet Car
A nurse is summoned to a farm to help with an unusual case, and finds a couple slowly going mad. Read by Charlotte Emmerson.
Man-Size in Marble
Newlyweds find the cottage of their dreams, but the previous evil (and dead) owners threaten to return. Read by Harry Hadden-Paton.
The Ebony Frame
A man inherits a property where he discovers a portrait of a woman that will change his life forever. Read by Anton Lesser.
March 23, 2022
Mixed collection.
May 4, 2025
4.38⭐
The Shadow 4.5⭐
John Charrington's Wedding 5⭐
The Violet Car 4.25⭐
Man-Size in Marble 5⭐
The Ebony Frame 4.25⭐
Hurst of Hurstcote 3.25⭐
The Shadow 4.5⭐
John Charrington's Wedding 5⭐
The Violet Car 4.25⭐
Man-Size in Marble 5⭐
The Ebony Frame 4.25⭐
Hurst of Hurstcote 3.25⭐
March 15, 2015
The ghost stories of E Nesbit are truly a revelation. Of all the hundreds of ghost stories I read over the Christmas period in preparation for my essay for my MA, this collection stands out. I read e Nesbit as a child, but in her ghost stories we see a new side to her. The stories have sexual undertones, and raise questions about society and life and death. I so enjoyed reading them, and feel she should be recognized as an original and imaginative expert in the ghost story genre. She's going straight to my 'favourite books' list!
March 31, 2015
This is a good old-fashioned ghost story collection by Edith Nesbit, better known for her children's books like "The Railway Children".
The narrators in this collection were George Irving, Richard Mitchley and Ghizela Rowe. They do a wonderful jobs of conveying the slowly building terror that comes from seeing a ghost.
My favorite stories were Man sized in Marble, the Ebony Frame and Uncle Abraham's Romance. These are all spooky and very well written in the Victorian style of creepiness.
Very entertaining collection of her Ghost stories.
The narrators in this collection were George Irving, Richard Mitchley and Ghizela Rowe. They do a wonderful jobs of conveying the slowly building terror that comes from seeing a ghost.
My favorite stories were Man sized in Marble, the Ebony Frame and Uncle Abraham's Romance. These are all spooky and very well written in the Victorian style of creepiness.
Very entertaining collection of her Ghost stories.
June 6, 2014
I don't like ghost stories and only bought this book because it's published by Greyladies.
They are set in the mid to late Victorian era. They're okay. Not really scary but enough to make me jumpy after reading them. But they're easily forgotten too. They evoke a certain era but aren't terribly informative of it. It's diverting.
It's a very thin book, only 145 pages, so it's a quick read.
They are set in the mid to late Victorian era. They're okay. Not really scary but enough to make me jumpy after reading them. But they're easily forgotten too. They evoke a certain era but aren't terribly informative of it. It's diverting.
It's a very thin book, only 145 pages, so it's a quick read.
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