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Edith Nesbit (15 August 1858 - 4 May 1924) is primarily remembered as a children's author (J.K. Rowling is one of Nesbit's many admirers), but her ghost stories also had great staying power and can be found in many modern anthologies, most usually the eerie "Man-Size in Marble" and the classic tale of doomed newly-weds: "John Charrington's Wedding." Nesbit did not fit anyone's notion of a stereotypical female Victorian author. She was seven months pregnant when she finally married, and her writing supported not only her husband and children, but also her husband's mistress and the children from that relationship. This author was politically active, and a cofounder of the Fabian Society. Although her supernatural literature doesn't reflect her political affiliations, Nesbit does have quite a bit to say about love and marriage, very little of which could be classified as mawkish Victorian sentimentality.

The twenty stories:

"Man-Size in Marble"-- Nesbit definitely didn't model the wimpy wife in this story on herself! Newly-weds find the perfect, secluded cottage where they can paint and write in peace. However local legend has it that no one ever stays in the cottage on All Saints' Eve.

"Uncle Abraham's Romance"--A lame youth falls in love with a beautiful young woman he meets at night in a graveyard. We know this isn't going to end well.

"From the Dead"--A woman warns a man that his fiancée is really in love with her brother, and produces a letter as proof. She ends up marrying the man, then confesses that she forged the letter. Nesbit strays over the border into mawkishness in this story, and also invokes catalepsy as a plot device--a medical condition much favored by Victorian horror writers.

"The Three Drugs"--While trying to elude three Parisian street thugs, a man falls into the hands of a mad doctor, who promises him immortality.

"The Violet Car"--A man is haunted by the ghost of an automobile--the same one that ran over his daughter and killed her.

"John Charrington's Wedding"-- It's bad enough when brides are accidentally locked into chests or pursued by demon lovers, but when the groom is overheard telling his fiancée, "My dear, my dear, I believe I should come from the dead if you wanted me!" watch out!

"The Pavilion"--Two young men who are in love with the same woman make a bet to spend half-a-night alone in a haunted pavilion, first the one and then the other.

"Hurst of Hurstcote"--A student who dabbles in black magic inherits a mansion and marries the woman both he and his friend fell in love with. When the friend, now a physician, visits the happy couple several years later, the woman dies of swamp fever. Her grief-stricken husband is convinced she isn't really dead.

"In the Dark"--A man commits murder, disposes of the corpse, but it keeps turning up on the date of its death. This one's truly frightening.

"The Head"--A man recreates the scene of a fire that killed his only true love, and keeps it in his cellar. This story contains several deft comic touches, but the ending is macabre.

"The Mystery of the Semi-detached"--A man persuades his fiancée and her family to move out of their comfortable semi-detached house because he had a vision of her murdered body in the house's bedroom.

"The Ebony Frame"--A newly rich man discovers the portrait of a beautiful woman in his attic. He falls in love with her, and the portrait comes alive. They had been lovers in centuries past, but she had been burned as a witch.

"The Five Senses"--A scientist's fiancée rejects him because his research involves animals. He throws himself into his work and discovers a drug that enhances all of the senses. When it comes time to test the drug on humans, he injects himself. Unfortunately, he'd forgotten to leave a message for his lab assistant describing the antidote, and he is thought to be dead.

"The Shadow"--The housekeeper is inveigled into telling a group of Christmas guests her own ghost story. Only one of them seems to realize that it is also a love story.

"The Power of Darkness"--Very spooky. A man who is afraid of the dark is tricked into a bet that forces him to spend the night in a Parisian wax museum. This story does not end as you might expect.

"The Haunted Inheritance"--A rather sweet story of love in a supposedly haunted house. Two legatees are to decide which one will inherit the old Elizabethan mansion, and which one will be content with money.

"Number 17"--Who would want to spend the night in a hotel room where four of the previous inhabitants had committed suicide?

"The Letter in Brown Ink"--A mad old woman holds her niece captive in her attic, trying to force her to turn over her inheritance to the old woman's favorite charities.

"The House of Silence"--A thief breaks into a deserted old mansion and finds the treasure room. Then his real troubles begin.

"The Haunted House"--Another mad scientist, this one a pseudo-vampire. Dated (the blood transfusion information is completely wrong) and not very funny.

"The Detective"--An error of two and sevenpence in one column and a clerk parts ways with his profession to become a detective. Disguised as a painter, he takes shelter in a deserted lodge near the mansion of the man he has been paid to spy on, and is a reluctant witness to a passionate tryst. But all is not as it seems.


Tags : The Power of Darkness (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) [E. Nesbit] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Edited and with an Introduction by David Stuart Davies <BR> 'The figure of my wife came in... it came straight towards the bed... its wide eyes were open and looked at me with love unspeakable' <BR> Edith Nesbit,E. Nesbit,The Power of Darkness (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural),Wordsworth Editions Ltd,1840225319,Literature & Fiction

The Power of Darkness Wordsworth Mystery Supernatural E Nesbit 9781840225310 Books Reviews

Everything was great.
She's a favorite and it's great to have her works so cheaply.
Every once and a while you read stories and books from obscure authors and are very surprised. After reading the introduction I realized how UN-obscure Edit Nesbitt is. Incredible writer, incredible author with and incredible life.
Excellent book/anthology of mystery stories.
I haven't read all of the stories as yet but so far, so good. I gave 4 stars only because it is written in an old english style of the author's time but this should not deter anyone from being able to understand and get absorbed in each story. I'm an Agatha Christie fan and I find this to be in that same genre.
It's not the complete book, it skips pages everywhere, it shows that the book is 200 pages but in reality it only contains 18 pages out of the whole book. It was only .99 cents, but i'm kind of disappointed, as I have bought books for this amount before without any issues.
This edition is not the full book. It does not include all the short stories, no Table of Contents either. It's only one short story, The Power of Darkness. I've asked for a refund. Should have the following stories Man-Size In Marble,Uncle Abraham's Romance,From The Dead,The Three Drugs,The Violet Car,John Charrington's Wedding,The Pavilion,Hurst Of Hurstcote,In The Dark and more.
Edith Nesbit (15 August 1858 - 4 May 1924) is primarily remembered as a children's author (J.K. Rowling is one of Nesbit's many admirers), but her ghost stories also had great staying power and can be found in many modern anthologies, most usually the eerie "Man-Size in Marble" and the classic tale of doomed newly-weds "John Charrington's Wedding." Nesbit did not fit anyone's notion of a stereotypical female Victorian author. She was seven months pregnant when she finally married, and her writing supported not only her husband and children, but also her husband's mistress and the children from that relationship. This author was politically active, and a cofounder of the Fabian Society. Although her supernatural literature doesn't reflect her political affiliations, Nesbit does have quite a bit to say about love and marriage, very little of which could be classified as mawkish Victorian sentimentality.

The twenty stories

"Man-Size in Marble"-- Nesbit definitely didn't model the wimpy wife in this story on herself! Newly-weds find the perfect, secluded cottage where they can paint and write in peace. However local legend has it that no one ever stays in the cottage on All Saints' Eve.

"Uncle Abraham's Romance"--A lame youth falls in love with a beautiful young woman he meets at night in a graveyard. We know this isn't going to end well.

"From the Dead"--A woman warns a man that his fiancée is really in love with her brother, and produces a letter as proof. She ends up marrying the man, then confesses that she forged the letter. Nesbit strays over the border into mawkishness in this story, and also invokes catalepsy as a plot device--a medical condition much favored by Victorian horror writers.

"The Three Drugs"--While trying to elude three Parisian street thugs, a man falls into the hands of a mad doctor, who promises him immortality.

"The Violet Car"--A man is haunted by the ghost of an automobile--the same one that ran over his daughter and killed her.

"John Charrington's Wedding"-- It's bad enough when brides are accidentally locked into chests or pursued by demon lovers, but when the groom is overheard telling his fiancée, "My dear, my dear, I believe I should come from the dead if you wanted me!" watch out!

"The Pavilion"--Two young men who are in love with the same woman make a bet to spend half-a-night alone in a haunted pavilion, first the one and then the other.

"Hurst of Hurstcote"--A student who dabbles in black magic inherits a mansion and marries the woman both he and his friend fell in love with. When the friend, now a physician, visits the happy couple several years later, the woman dies of swamp fever. Her grief-stricken husband is convinced she isn't really dead.

"In the Dark"--A man commits murder, disposes of the corpse, but it keeps turning up on the date of its death. This one's truly frightening.

"The Head"--A man recreates the scene of a fire that killed his only true love, and keeps it in his cellar. This story contains several deft comic touches, but the ending is macabre.

"The Mystery of the Semi-detached"--A man persuades his fiancée and her family to move out of their comfortable semi-detached house because he had a vision of her murdered body in the house's bedroom.

"The Ebony Frame"--A newly rich man discovers the portrait of a beautiful woman in his attic. He falls in love with her, and the portrait comes alive. They had been lovers in centuries past, but she had been burned as a witch.

"The Five Senses"--A scientist's fiancée rejects him because his research involves animals. He throws himself into his work and discovers a drug that enhances all of the senses. When it comes time to test the drug on humans, he injects himself. Unfortunately, he'd forgotten to leave a message for his lab assistant describing the antidote, and he is thought to be dead.

"The Shadow"--The housekeeper is inveigled into telling a group of Christmas guests her own ghost story. Only one of them seems to realize that it is also a love story.

"The Power of Darkness"--Very spooky. A man who is afraid of the dark is tricked into a bet that forces him to spend the night in a Parisian wax museum. This story does not end as you might expect.

"The Haunted Inheritance"--A rather sweet story of love in a supposedly haunted house. Two legatees are to decide which one will inherit the old Elizabethan mansion, and which one will be content with money.

"Number 17"--Who would want to spend the night in a hotel room where four of the previous inhabitants had committed suicide?

"The Letter in Brown Ink"--A mad old woman holds her niece captive in her attic, trying to force her to turn over her inheritance to the old woman's favorite charities.

"The House of Silence"--A thief breaks into a deserted old mansion and finds the treasure room. Then his real troubles begin.

"The Haunted House"--Another mad scientist, this one a pseudo-vampire. Dated (the blood transfusion information is completely wrong) and not very funny.

"The Detective"--An error of two and sevenpence in one column and a clerk parts ways with his profession to become a detective. Disguised as a painter, he takes shelter in a deserted lodge near the mansion of the man he has been paid to spy on, and is a reluctant witness to a passionate tryst. But all is not as it seems.