# Horror Stories

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- Book: [Horror Stories](https://www.bookquiver.com/edith-nesbit/horror-stories) ([Horror Stories.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/edith-nesbit/horror-stories.md))
- Authors: [Edith Nesbit](https://www.bookquiver.com/edith-nesbit)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-02-4197-723-1
- Published: 2016-09-29
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

A groom promises to be at the church on time, even if he has to come back from the grave to do it. A man inherits a property where he discovers a portrait of a woman that will change his life forever. Two newlyweds find their dream country cottage, unaware of an ancient curse from the previous owners. A gripping, unsettling and utterly chilling collection of short stories from one of Britain's best loved storytellers.