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Nesbit (1858–1924), who wrote two early collections of horror stories, Grim Tales (1893) and Fear (1910), while gaining celebrity with an array of books for children. This volume contains the weird tales of the British writer E. Cover design and custom title lettering by Dan Sauer. Published by our friends at Hippocampus Press! Edited by S. Please specify how you'd like it to be signed in the comments section of the order form. “A terrific book.Available to be signed/inscribed by cover designer Dan Sauer. “A charming, lively, and old-fashioned biography . . . so gripping that I read in two days.” -Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Happiness Project Nesbit- The Railway Children and Five Children and It are my favorites-but I knew nothing about the extraordinary, surprising life of this great figure in children’s literature . . . Nesbit machine.” - The New York Times Book Review

“Fitzsimons handily reassembles the hundreds of intricate, idiosyncratic parts of the miraculous E. “Meticulous and invaluable…exceptionally illuminating and detailed.” - The Wall Street Journal

Fitzsimons’s riveting biography brings new light to the life and works of this remarkable writer and woman. Through Nesbit’s letters and archival research, Fitzsimons reveals “E.” to have been a prolific lecturer and writer on socialism and shows how Nesbit incorporated these ideas into her writing, thereby influencing a generation of children-an aspect of her literary legacy never before examined. Nesbit, award-winning biographer Eleanor Fitzsimons uncovers the little-known details of her life, introducing readers to the Fabian Society cofounder and fabulous socialite who hosted legendary parties and had admirers by the dozen, including George Bernard Shaw. A Sunday Times Best Book of the Year: The “informative and entertaining” first major biography of the trailblazing, controversial children’s author ( The Washington Post).īorn in 1858, Edith Nesbit is today considered the first modern writer for children and the inventor of the children’s adventure story.