Grim Tales - Nesbit, E.

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Résumé :
The Grim Tales collection, which contains seven short tales by E. Nesbit. The tales, which cover subjects like death, fear, and the occult, are renowned for their dismal overtones. The terrible tale of a picture that curses its owners is told in The Ebony Frame, one of the most well-known tales in the collection. On the eve of his wedding, the main character in John Charrington's Wedding is a man who is haunted by memories of his deceased lover. The main character of the strange story Uncle Abraham's Romance is an elderly guy who becomes fixated with a young lady. Nesbit investigates the mysteries of a haunted estate in The Mystery of the Semi-Detached, while From the Dead recounts the tale of a man who is brought back to life and must bear the repercussions of his earlier deeds. In Man-size in Marble, a hamlet is terrorized by an old curse, while in The Mass for the Dead, a widow who has just lost her husband gets a disturbing message from the afterlife. Nesbit's Grim Tales tales are written with her signature wit, humor, and capacity to create enduring characters, despite the stories' ominous subject matter. The anthology is still read and cherished by enthusiasts of the genre since it is a classic of Victorian horror.

Biographie:
Edith Nesbit (Married name Edith Dull; 15 August 1858 - 4 May 1924) was an English author and artist, who published her books for kids as E. Nesbit. Edith wrote or collaborated for more than 60 books. She was a political activist too and a co-founder of the Fabian Society, a socialist association later affiliated with the Labour Party. Nesbit was born in 1858 at 38 Lower Kennington Path, Kennington, Surrey. She was the girl of an agricultural chemist, John Collis Nesbit (who kicked the bucket in Walk 1862), and Sarah Green. The ill health of Edith's sister Mary forced the family to travel for some years, living differently in Brighton, Buckinghamshire, France, Spain, and Germany. After her sister's death, Edith and her mom settled for three years at Halstead Hall, Halstead, north-west Kent. When she was 17, her family moved back to Lewisham in south-east London. Nesbit married Hubert Bland on 22 April 1880, yet their marriage was turbulent. They both tarried with the Social Democratic Federation but found it too radical. She and her husband co-wrote under the pen name Fabian Bland. Edith lived from 1899 to 1920 at Well Hall, Eltham, in southeast London.