Horror Nesbit, Edith: The Mystery of the Semi-Detached. V1. 1 Jun 1 Jun 2011

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Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 - 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet whose children's works were published 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 precursor to the modern Labour Party.

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When he goes upstairs and lights a candle, he sees his fiancee wearing a gown, lying on her bed, her throat slashed. The narrator runs out of the house in hysterics and is picked up by the police for public drunkenness.

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