Name: Man-size in Marble
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

Edith Nesbit

Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

When newlyweds find the cottage of their dreams in the English countryside, they are warned that long-ago owners, two evil knights, always return on Halloween night.

Man-size in Marble

When a young pair of newlyweds settle down into a small cottage in a quiet village, they look forward to a pleasant, pastoral life of domestic bliss The husband, a practical man, dismisses the superstitious maid's tale of an ancient curse about the local church's marble statues who come to life each year on All Saint's Eve to wreak revenge. But then, on the fateful night, he discovers that the stone slabs on which the knights rest are empty Is his young brid in peril?A gripping tale of suspense and terror which show a very different side of this famous children's book author, best-known for her Edwardian fantasies Highlighted by 12 striking black-and-white drawing.

Man-size in Marble

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