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KoelleSpencer: I'm so thrilled that I can honestly say I've been published in an anthology with M. R. James and Edith Nesbit! >.<

archivetvmus71: The first episode of The Railway Children was broadcast on this day in 1968. The only BBC adaptation of Edith Nesbit's novel which still exists, it starred Ann Castle, Jenny Agutter, Neil McDermott, Gillian Bailey and Gordon Gostelow.

CMRosens: Popular women writers of ghost stories (some more famous for their novels but wrote popular ghost stories too): -Rhoda Broughton -Charlotte Riddell -Mary E. Braddon -Margaret Oliphant -Elizabeth Gaskell -Rosa Mulholland -Edith Nesbit

CMRosens: Edith Nesbit, "The Ebony Frame" (1891) Nameless female spiritualist is a painting in a black-velvet dress. She comes alive after the guy who finds her makes a wish. They were lovers 200yrs prior, and male narrator is thus reunited. Male narrator's current living gf burns it all.

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PetloverHermine: 04May/1924: Children’s author and poet Edith Nesbit, a chain smoker, dies of lung cancer in St Mary’s Bay, New Romney, East Kent, England. She’s 65.

SolomonWakeling: Edith Nesbit in 1913:”Already the sordid, heavy hand that smears commercial commonplace on all the bright facets of romance has obscured the vivid possibilities of the cinematograph.”

SolomonWakeling: Edith Nesbit’s “The wings and the child” has got to be the most epic book about *playing with blocks* ever written.

marlianbae: King Lear A Short Shakespeare Story By Edith Nesbit.

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SkyNews: The new book, The Primrose Railway Children, takes inspiration from Edith Nesbit's 1906 novel The Railway Children, and will hit bookshops in September this year

mari_ness: Are we counting The Velveteen Rabbit? If not, Enid Blyton's The Faraway Tree books, Mary Norton's The Borrowers, Edith Nesbit, Madeleine L'Engle, and Ursula LeGuin. I am undoubtedly forgetting several names there.

EleanorFitz: In April 1905 Edith Nesbit wrote a disconsolate letter to her agent, J.B. Pinker: "I wish you could get me an order for a serial for grown-up people, something like The Red House. I don’t think it is good for my style to write nothing but children’s books."

wherrypilgrim: “Ladylike is the beastliest word there is” --Edith Nesbit, children’s book author and so much more:

Classicghostst1: Man Sized in Marble by Edith Nesbit

EleanorFitz: The wonderful Edith Nesbit Society is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Membership costs just £10 a year & members enjoy access to excellent publications & events. A lovely gift for a friend or for yourself! Details here:

rk70534: "The Ebony Frame"(1891) by Edith Nesbit(1858-1924) / Artifacts of Horror

attic_culture: Then he noticed that the front door was open-wide open-and the street lamp shone a little way into the dark hail. There was something about all this that did not please him-that scared him a little, indeed.

attic_culture: “I don’t know,” said Edward. “Let’s have a vermouth, shall we? There’s something uncanny about those wax things. They’re like life-but they’re much more like death. Suppose they moved?"

poetrybyheart: POTW: How many of the 11 trees do you know in this week's poem 'Child's Song in Spring' by Edith Nesbit? Strike poses and use movement in your reading to bring the descriptions of each tree to life.

FHSchoolPTA: I never realised Edith Nesbit’s connection to Lewisham. “The first modern writer for children” (according to her biographer Julia Briggs) lived in Grove Park, Lee, Loampit Vale, Blackheath... There’s even a Railway Children Walk in GP!

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EleanorFitz: On a lovely spring day Edith Nesbit stumbled upon a dilapidated 18C house on a country lane verdant with chestnut, hawthorn, lilac blossom & Queen Anne’s lace. She bought out the lease & moved in that May. She describes her new home in Eltham, southeast London, in The Red House:

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CailinCeltic: Thine,thine should be the praise they give My King,who art all praise above, Since but for thee I dream and live, And light the lamp of love. The Glow-Worm To Her Love -- Edith Nesbit Images -Google PicFinder

AndrewSimpson41: Andrew Simpson: A little bit of Eltham in the stories of Edith Nesbit, writer, socialist and resident at Well Hall House:

ClaytempleMedia: Glenn talks with biographer Eleanor Fitzsimons about the classic ghost story "Man-Size in Marble" by Edith Nesbit. Miss it at your own peril!

RomGothSam: 26) Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924) You probably know Nesbit from her children's work but she is easily my favourite ghost-story writer from the period. Truly terrifying stories. 'The Shadow' is an intensely creepy place to start...

CailinCeltic: O Grave! where is thy victory? Where,Death,thy sting? The Eternal -- Edith Nesbit Images -Google PicFinder

SouthwarkWomen: 1/3 Born 1858 Kennington, Edith Nesbit began to write in her teens and became a successful writer of children’s books that included The Story of the Treasure Seekers and The Railway Children. After marrying Hubert Bland in 1880, she lived in Blackheath later moving to Lewisham

BradshawsLondon: Walking in Edith Nesbit Gardens

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PhilH86835657: New blog post: on my attempts to verify Edith Nesbit's involvement with the Golden Dawn.

Liang17842387: Edith Nesbit - At Parting Go, since you must, but, Dearest, know That, Honour having bid you go, Your honour, if your life be spent, Shall have a costly monument. This heart, that fire and roses is Beneath the magic of your kiss,

ahernahern: In the Dark by Edith Nesbit (1910)

PhilipStott12: One of the delightful illustrations from Edith Nesbit's 'The Phoenix and the Carpet' (1903: Earnest Benn): '"We must show it a little attention," she said kindly.'

PhilH86835657: Update: My old friend Steve Jones, over on fb, has just proposed an interesting theory - that people claiming Edith Nesbit was a member are confusing her with one Agnes Elizabeth Nesbit, who was a confirmed member.

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EleanorFitz: Such a brilliant bookshop with a great selection of books, including my latest (thanks for stocking!)

james_blue_cat: 'For how much longer must I be condemned to play on this APPALLING Nintendo Switch device?' Now thinking it was a mistake to make him read nothing but Edith Nesbit ever since first lockdown. lol not really, Nesbit is LIFE

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RajivaW: The wonderful books of Edith Nesbit, taking me to a long lost Victorian world, read at the Lodge in Kandy in the sixties which is as long ago now as the world of the Treasure Seekers was then

Tanz444: 3 of 5 stars to Grim Tales by Edith Nesbit

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Itsreallyheart: What, if God sets us to singing, what save you shall we sing?      Edith Nesbit LoveJONA iWantASAP

Itsreallyheart: In singing, as in toil, do ye your best; God will adjust the balance--do the rest!'      Edith Nesbit LoveJONA iWantASAP

TeleEnvironment: Edith Nesbit's home, author of the beloved 1906 children's book The Railway Children, overlooked the railway

TeleEnvironment: Locals in Lewisham's Grove Park area of south east London want to preserve the section of railway that Edith Nesbit's home overlooked before she wrote beloved 1906 children's book The Railway Children

gnilwoce: “Ladylike is the beastliest word there is, I think. If a girl isn't a lady, it isn't worth while to be only like one, she'd better let it alone and be a free and happy bounder.” ― Edith Nesbit, New Treasure Seekers

CPRELondon: Save the railway banks that inspired Edith Nesbit's Railway Children, campaigners say

CailinCeltic: Yet from your ministering eyes Though night hath drawn me far apart On the still garden of my heart The moonlight of your memory lies. Song V -- Edith Nesbit Images -Google PicFinder

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mrundkvist: Beloved children's author Edith Nesbit was a member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

frippet: my last five books of the year were by Mary Gaitskill, Jessica Anderson, Elizabeth Taylor, Edith Nesbit and Barbara Comyns and that was a pretty good way to wind up.

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PinnaAudio: Meet the Dragons - mischievous, funny, wild, unpredictable, and downright frightening! Listen to a sample of our new Pinna Original audiobook, Book of Dragons. If your kids love fairy tales and fantasy stories, don’t miss this spellbinding audiobook!

CailinCeltic: Where Night spreads out her mighty wing And dead days keep their tryst, There will I weep the woods of Spring Where we first met and kissed. Autumn Song -- Edith Nesbit Images -Google PicFinder

mothman_fan: There’s absolutely nothing special or original about jk r/owlings writing style don’t lie to yourself. That’s just how British children’s books sound read Edith Nesbit or something it’s a billion times better and isn’t written by a actual piece of shit.

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umbersorrow: need to get this kid a copy of edith nesbit's book of dragons, this story about cats originating from dragons is one of my favorites

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JonaNatinTo: What, if God sets us to singing, what save you shall we sing?      Edith Nesbit SINGVESTIGATOR QueenJONA

JonaNatinTo: In singing, as in toil, do ye your best; God will adjust the balance--do the rest!'      Edith Nesbit SINGVESTIGATOR QueenJONA

MGraybosch: WTF is this still a thing? Haven't women been writing SFF for adults since forever? Let's see... Mary Shelley, Edith Nesbit, Enid Blyton, C. L. Moore, Leigh Brackett, Andre Norton, Anne McCaffrey, C. J. Cherryh, C. S. Friedman, Ursula K. Le Guin, Octavia Butler, Elaine Lee, etc.

NunkieTheatre: Thanks if you joined in live. "Man Size in Marble" by Edith Nesbit is now viewable on YouTube

wlwverine: just found our edith nesbit was a socialist. queen.

frankpleszak: Edith Nesbit used the area around New Mills and Mellor as her inspiration for her most famous book 'The Railway Children'. 1 of 2.

NunkieTheatre: "Man Size in Marble" by Edith Nesbit Wednesday, 8pm. Live on YouTube

DuskovaMidnight: OOh! A spooky little tale! "John Carrington's Wedding" by Edith Nesbit, 1890s.

bardicbelle: Here there be dragons!! Tea Time Tales with bardicbelle goes live at 2pm EST with The Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit! Join me at

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JayRocci: Edith Nesbit: the lead children's fantasy author of the 1800 and early 1900s

EleanorFitz: Helen Macklin on her friend E. Nesbit’s "very conceited” husband Hubert Bland. If Edith wanted to attract his attention to a note or letter, Macklin remembered, she would "stick it in the frame of the looking glass where he would be sure to notice it”.

Bankeksang: My dream dinner party guests. (+menu) Ivor Cutler. John Cowper Powys. Fred Frith. Dagmar Krause. Kevin Coyne. Edith Nesbit. Joan Aiken. Georgia O'Keefe. Menu: Varied International Vegetarian dishes. Beaujolais. Dark Rum. Champagne.

Zo_bo_fo_sho: doing beautiful stories from shakespeare by edith nesbit- step one: listen to the story two times on audible. LOL

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vaneharriet: House of Arden by Edith Nesbit

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Derek_Florey: John Charrington's Wedding | A Ghost Story by Edith Nesbit | Full Audiobook

SYYPodcast: Edith Nesbit was widely known for creating the Railway Children series, but she wrote a wealth of ghost stories, including this week’s feature, “Man Size in Marble.” If you haven’t heard it yet, what are you waiting for?

SYYPodcast: Edith Nesbit was widely known for creating the Railway Children series, but she wrote a wealth of ghost stories, including this week’s feature, “Man Size in Marble.” If you haven’t heard it yet, what are youwaiting for?

SYYPodcast: Edith Nesbit was widely known for creating the Railway Children series, but she wrote a wealth of ghost stories, including this week’s feature, “Man Size in Marble.” If you haven’t heard it yet, what are you waiting for?

SYYPodcast: This week’s story was first published in a periodical called “Home Chimes,” but I could find zero images of that one, so this is Edith Nesbit’s collection of short stories wherein the tale was published after its initial release. Don’t miss “Man Size in Marble” tomorrow!

SYYPodcast: This week’s story was first published in a periodical called “Home Chimes,” but I could find zero images of that one, so this is Edith Nesbit’s collection of short stories wherein the tale was published after its initial release. Don’t miss “Man Size in Marble” tomorrow!

SYYPodcast: This week’s story was first published in a periodical called “Home Chimes,” but I could find zero images of that one, so this is Edith Nesbit’s collection of short stories wherein the tale was published after its initial release. Don’t miss “Man Size in Marble” tomorrow!

2Lesser: The 21st of our 31 radio/audio/podcast drama recommendations for the witching hour is: “Man-Sized Marble” by Edith Nesbit broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.

Medea_Matters: Halstead is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent,.. Home to Edith Nesbit, author of The Railway Children.. Jenny Agutter starred in the film version. Logan's Run was another one of her films... just saying..

mightbeyagmur: But the hour has come and the hour has gone That never will come again; Love's only chance is over and done, And the quick and the dead are twain, not one, And the price has been paid in vain. -Edith Nesbit, The Vain Spell

TranscendUs: It's a curious thing that people only ask if you are enjoying yourself when you aren't. ~ Edith Nesbit

kinktomato: Does anyone else mix up Enid Blyton and Edith Nesbit?

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MaggieMillus: “It is a curious thing that people only ask if you are enjoying yourself when you aren’t.” – Edith Nesbit, author

auntymarx: Tbf Edith Nesbit's children's books are probably the answer to everything even if you don't know what the question is

LonaManning: Loved Edith Nesbit's books as a kid and I look forward to reading this!

robsaucedo2500: Looking for a spooky Halloween tale? Edith Nesbit’s MAN-SIZE IN MARBLE is a great 1893 tale of two ghoulish knights and the married couple unlucky enough to cross their path.

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