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'''Edith Nesbit''' ([[1858]]-[[1924]]), published as E. Nesbit. | '''Edith Nesbit''' ([[1858]]-[[1924]]), published as E. Nesbit. | ||
Prolific writer, political activist, and co-founder of the [[Fabian Society]]. | Prolific writer, political activist, and co-founder of the [[Fabian Society]]. She is best known for her children's books (particularly ''[[The Railway Children]]'') but also wrote [[ghost stories]] and other fiction. | ||
==Names== | |||
Edith Nesbit wrote as E. Nesbit. Her married name was Edith Nesbit Bland. She also published at least one novel as "Fabian Bland", [[Husband-wife collaborations|with her husband]] Hubert Bland. "Fabian" was likely taken from the Fabian Society, of which she was a co-founder and for which she named one of her children. | |||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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* ''Grim Tales'' (stories) (1893) | * ''Grim Tales'' (stories) (1893) | ||
* ''[[The Pilot]]'' (1893) | * ''[[The Pilot]]'' (1893) | ||
* "Man-Size in Marble" (1893) | |||
* ''[[The Story of the Treasure Seekers]]'' (1898) | * ''[[The Story of the Treasure Seekers]]'' (1898) | ||
* ''[[The Wouldbegoods]]'' (1899) | * ''[[The Wouldbegoods]]'' (1899) | ||
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* ''[[Wet Magic]]'' (1913) | * ''[[Wet Magic]]'' (1913) | ||
* ''[[To the Adventurous]]'' (stories) (1923) | * ''[[To the Adventurous]]'' (stories) (1923) | ||
* ''[[In the Dark]]'' (1988 first ed.; 2000 2d ed.) ed. by Hugh Lamb; a collection of Nesbit's ghost and horror stories; ISBN 1553100050 | |||
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[[category:1858 births]] | [[category:1858 births]] | ||
[[category:1924 deaths]] | [[category:1924 deaths]] | ||
[[category: | [[Category:Writers by name]] | ||
[[category:Women writers by name]] | |||
[[category:Women writers adopting neuter names]] | [[category:Women writers adopting neuter names]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:58, 15 April 2010
Edith Nesbit (1858-1924), published as E. Nesbit.
Prolific writer, political activist, and co-founder of the Fabian Society. She is best known for her children's books (particularly The Railway Children) but also wrote ghost stories and other fiction.
Names
Edith Nesbit wrote as E. Nesbit. Her married name was Edith Nesbit Bland. She also published at least one novel as "Fabian Bland", with her husband Hubert Bland. "Fabian" was likely taken from the Fabian Society, of which she was a co-founder and for which she named one of her children.
Bibliography
Incomplete!
- Grim Tales (stories) (1893)
- The Pilot (1893)
- "Man-Size in Marble" (1893)
- The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1898)
- The Wouldbegoods (1899)
- Five Children and It (1902)
- The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904)
- The New Treasure Seekers (1904)
- The Story of the Amulet (1905)
- The Railway Children (1906)
- The Enchanted Castle (1907)
- The House of Arden (1908)
- The Three Mothers (1908)
- Harding's Luck (1909)
- These Little Ones (1909)
- The Magic City (1910)
- Dormant (1911)
- Wet Magic (1913)
- To the Adventurous (stories) (1923)
- In the Dark (1988 first ed.; 2000 2d ed.) ed. by Hugh Lamb; a collection of Nesbit's ghost and horror stories; ISBN 1553100050