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Man and Maid
E. Nesbit
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“And the odd thing is,” he went on, “I’ve never been afraid of the dark since. Perhaps his calling me a coward had something to do with it.”
“I don’t think so,” said she. And she was right. But she would never have understood how, nor why.
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“There he goes—isn’t he simply detestable!” She spoke suddenly, after a silence longer than was usual to her; she was tired, and her voice was a note or two above its habitual key. She blushed, a deep pink blush of intense annoyance, as the young man passed down the long platform among the crowd of city men and typewriting girls, patiently waiting for the belated train to allow them to go home from work.
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This book of short stories is the first fiction for adults I’ve read from Nesbit. The stories were delightfully clever and funny, for the most part, with two genuinely creepy gothic ones. My favourite was probably the first one, which involves a surprise inheritance, a quirky will, and a possible ha
Wonderful short stories to lighten your heartl
Man and Maid is truly delightful! These charming stories about finding true love are beautifully written! Read to lighten your spirit and make you smile.
I've knocked a star off because a couple of these stories just tipped over from delightful to saccharine, and I hated the one about the thief, but mostly this collection is a joy. What I particularly like about her work is the picture one gets of the ordinary young woman of the period, the early fem
I remember this as a sweet, enjoyable book - Nesbit has a fun style that stuck with me over the years, even when I could no longer remember the plots of her books (yeah, my memory is a bit short on non-astonishing books).