The Power of Darkness

Edited and with an Introduction by David Stuart Davies. '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' Edith Nesbit, best known as the author of 'The Railway Children' and other children's classics, was also the mistress of the ghost story and tales of terror. She was able to create genuinely chilling narratives in which the returning dead feature strongly. Sadly, these stories have been neglected for many years, but now, at last, they are back in print. In this wonderful collection of eerie, flesh-creeping yarns, we encounter love that transcends the grave, reanimated corpses, vampiric vines, vengeful ghosts and other dark delights to make you feel fearful. These vintage spooky stories, tinged with horror, are told in a bold, forthright manner that makes them seem as fresh and unsettling as today's headlines. This Wordsworth collection is a must for anyone interested in the art of raising goosepimples. Includes: 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 / The Head / The Mystery of the Semi-detached / The Ebony Frame The Five Senses / The Shadow / The Power of Darkness / The Haunted Inheritance The Letter in Brown Ink / The House of Silence / The Haunted House / The Detective AUTHOR: The greatest wish of Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924) was to be remembered as a poet, but her poetry, like much of her adult fiction, is long forgotten. She came to write children's stories in later life, and was a responsible for a string of enduring titles, the most notable being 'The Railway Children'. She has been described as 'the first modern writer for children', although Wordsworth readers have also been introduced to her talents as a writer of supernatural fiction.