His people knew our people at home, so he was put on to us when he came. What first brought us together was our common hatred of Visger, who came from our part of the country. 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.Haldane and I were friends even in our school-days.

All 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. 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. But beyond her beloved children's stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed here in her chilling tales of the supernatural.

… ( more)Įdith Nesbit's natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic children's author. 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. Edith Nesbit's natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic children's author.

In the Dark by E. Nesbit