Edith Nesbit

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The Ebony Frame

A Gothic Love Story of Art, Obsession, and the Occult

Beschreibung

What if a painting didn't just remember the past-but dragged you back into it? The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit is a dark, romantic, and psychologically unnerving tale of possession, memory, and reincarnation. When a solitary man is called to claim an unexpected inheritance, he finds himself drawn not to the property-but to a portrait hanging in the hall. It depicts a stunning woman he's certain he's never met... yet feels he has loved forever. As his obsession deepens, he loses grip on reality, relationships, and the present. His dreams turn vivid. His nights, haunted. And the woman in the portrait-silent and beautiful-becomes impossible to ignore. But who is she? Why does she call to him? And what ancient pact binds them beyond life and death? This modern translation breathes fresh life into Nesbit's eerie prose, making her compact gothic masterpiece accessible and immersive for the modern reader. What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation: A Haunting Gothic Love Story - Where passion, obsession, and the supernatural entwine. The Terror of the Familiar - Experience the uncanny feeling of déjà vu taken to its deadliest extreme. A Lush, Reader-Friendly Translation - Retains the lyrical power of Nesbit's prose while enhancing flow and clarity. A Tale of Art, Desire, and Damnation - Explore how beauty can be both seductive and cursed. Fans of Rebecca, The Picture of Dorian Gray, or The Turn of the Screw will be spellbound by this unforgettable story of doomed romance.

Autor

Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit.She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later connected to the Labour Party.Edith Nesbit was born in Kennington, Surrey, the daughter of agricultural chemist and schoolmaster John Collis Nesbit. The death of her father when she was four and the continuing ill health of her sister meant that Nesbit had a transitory childhood, her family moving across Europe in search of healthy climates only to return to England for financial reasons. Nesbit therefore spent her childhood attaining an education from whatever sources were availablelocal grammars, the occasional boarding school but mainly through reading.At 17 her family finally settled in London and aged 19, Nesbit met Hubert Bland, a political activist and writer. They became lovers and when Nesbit found she was pregnant they became engaged, marrying in April 1880. After this scandalous (for Victorian society) beginning, the marriage would be an unconventional one. Initially, the couple lived separatelyNesbit with her family and Bland with his mother and her live-in companion Maggie Doran.Initially, Edith Nesbit books were novels meant for adults, including The Prophet's Mantle (1885) and The Marden Mystery (1896) about the early days of the socialist movement. Written under the pen name of her third child 'Fabian Bland', these books were not successful. Nesbit generated an income for the family by lecturing around the country on socialism and through her journalism (she was editor of the Fabian Society's journal, Today).In 1899 she had published The Adventures of the Treasure Seekers to great acclaim.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Library of Alexandria
• Seitenzahl: 42
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 3mm
• Gewicht: 63g
• ISBN-13: 9781806291540
• ISBN-10: 1806291541
• Artikelnr.: 74905765