Man Size in Marble

By Edith Nesbit

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Edith Nesbit – The Ghost Stories

Edith Nesbit is more famously known as a writer of children’s stories, such as The Railway Children. But in this volume we explore her short stories of the macabre and ghostly sort.

Born in 1858 in Kennington, then part of Surrey, her early life was one of constantly moving homes before meeting, age 17, Hubert Bland who she was to marry three years later – whilst 7 months pregnant. Bland kept his affair with another woman going throughout their marriage and the two children from that union were raised by Edith as her own, together with their own three.

After the death of their youngest child at age 15 they founded the Fabian Society in 1884 in his honour. Thought of as the first modern writer for children she also wrote for adults producing over 50 books in total.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Miniature Masterpieces
• Release date: Mar 30, 2018
• ISBN: 9781787379459

Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English writer of children’s literature. Born in Kennington, Nesbit was raised by her mother following the death of her father—a prominent chemist—when she was only four years old. Due to her sister Mary’s struggle with tuberculosis, the family travelled throughout England, France, Spain, and Germany for years. After Mary passed, Edith and her mother returned to England for good, eventually settling in London where, at eighteen, Edith met her future husband, a bank clerk named Hubert Bland. The two—who became prominent socialists and were founding members of the Fabian Society—had a famously difficult marriage, and both had numerous affairs. Nesbit began her career as a poet, eventually turning to children’s literature and publishing around forty novels, story collections, and picture books. A contemporary of such figures of Lewis Carroll and Kenneth Grahame, Nesbit was notable as a writer who pioneered the children’s adventure story in fiction. Among her most popular works are The Railway Children (1906) and The Story of the Amulet (1906), the former of which was adapted into a 1970 film, and the latter of which served as a profound influence on C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series. A friend and mentor to George Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells, Nesbit’s work has inspired and entertained generations of children and adults, including such authors as J.K. Rowling, Noël Coward, and P.L. Travers.

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This comes to you courtesy of Miniature Masterpieces who have an excellent range of quality short stories from the masters of the craft.  Do search for Miniature Masterpieces at any digital store for further information. 

This audiobook is also duplicated in print as an ebook. Same title, same words. Perhaps a different experience but with Amazon’s whispersync you can pick up and put down on any device. Start on audio, continue in print and any which way after that.  This, and these are, Miniature Masterpieces.  Join us for the journey.

Edith Nesbit – The Ghost Stories

Edith Nesbit is more famously known as a writer of children’s stories, such as The Railway Children.  But in this volume we explore her short stories of the macabre and ghostly sort. 

Born in 1858 in Kennington, then part of Surrey, her early life was one of constantly moving homes before meeting, age 17, Hubert Bland who she was to marry three years later – whilst 7 months pregnant.  Bland kept his affair with another woman going throughout their marriage and the two children from that union were raised by Edith as her own, together with their own three. 

After the death of their youngest child at age 15 they founded the Fabian Society in 1884 in his honour.  Thought of as the first modern writer for children she also wrote for adults producing over 50 books in total. 

Man Size In Marble

Although every word of this story is true, I do not expect people to believe it. Nowadays a rational explanation is required before belief is possible. Let me at once, offer the rational explanation which finds most favour among those who have heard the tale