Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2012-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 451 Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858 1924 Nesbit, Edith Bland, Edith Nesbit Grim Tales The ebony frame -- John Charrington's wedding -- Uncle Abraham's romance -- The mystery of the semi-detached -- From the dead -- Man-size in marble -- The mass for the dead. Produced by Delphine Lettau, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries (http://link.library.utoronto.ca/booksonline/).) "Grim Tales" by E. Nesbit is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book explores various themes of the supernatural, blending romance, mystery, and the macabre, often through the lens of ordinary life interspersed with extraordinary occurrences. Each tale showcases character-driven narratives, introducing readers to personal dilemmas and eerie encounters set against a Victorian backdrop. The opening portion begins with “The Ebony Frame,” where the protagonist inherits a house and a legacy after the death of his Aunt Dorcas. As he settles into his new life, he discovers an enchanting yet unsettling portrait of a woman in a beautiful ebony frame, which he cannot resist. The story unfolds as he becomes captivated by the portrait and the mysterious connection it holds, leading to an unexpected and haunting encounter that blurs the line between reality and the supernatural. This introduction sets the tone for a collection that promises intriguing tales filled with emotion, mystery, and a touch of the uncanny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, English Ghost stories, English PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 163601 163610 2024-09-17T05:24:25.248171 2023-09-17T13:36:57.765860 text/html text/html 163535 2012-07-24T17:36:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 72449 2012-07-24T17:36:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 117700 2024-09-17T05:24:29.872960 application/epub+zip 118929 2024-09-17T05:24:26.669977 application/epub+zip 103890 2024-09-17T05:24:25.810967 application/epub+zip 202597 2024-09-17T05:24:32.225010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190164 2024-09-17T05:24:29.284970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175521 2022-09-18T12:47:31.081635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150279 149966 2024-09-17T05:24:24.701994 2023-09-17T13:36:57.276853 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 150175 2012-07-24T17:36:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58822 2012-07-24T17:36:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 150166 2012-07-24T17:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58796 2012-07-24T17:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20583 2024-09-17T05:24:32.367977 application/rdf+xml 9285 2024-09-17T05:24:26.145988 image/jpeg 2670 2024-09-17T05:24:25.975979 image/jpeg 113906 2024-09-17T05:24:25.267972 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia