Grim Tales

Grim Tales is a collection of seven short stories by the English writer and poet Edith Nesbit (1858–1924), first published in 1893. Five of the stories had already been published in Longman’s Magazine, Temple Bar, the Argosy, Home ChimesBritish magazine published from 1884 until 1894, precursor to popular fiction magazines., and the Illustrated London News.^[1]

Stories are shown in the order in which they appear in the book, which is not necessarily the order in which they first appeared in print.

Contents

• “The Ebony Frame” (1891)
• “John Charrington’s WeddingGhost story by Edith Nesbit, first published in 1891, a reframing of the folklore motif of a corpse returning to claim his bride.” (1891)
• “Uncle Abraham’s RomanceGhost story by the English writer and poet Edith Nesbit, first published in 1891.” (1891)
• “The Mystery of the Semi-detachedShort story by the English writer and poet Edith Nesbit, first published in 1893.” (1893)
• “From the Dead” (1893)
• “Man-size in MarbleHorror story by the English writer Edith Nesbit (1858–1924), about two marble statues that come to life on Halloween, first published in 1887.” (1887)
• “The Mass for the Dead” (1893)