Nesbit, Edith
Man and Maid
This collection of 13 short stories is a treat intended for adults - a rare audience for Nesbit - which in turn allows her to explore her penchant for horror and romance. Thus, true to her style and this book being a product of 1906, the protagonists are often women, the settings are realistic and relatable and the reader should expect neither brain-bursting aliens or awkward, graphic sex scenes in the style of Haruki Murakami.
Instead this collection jumps leisurely from haunted manors and creepy wax figures to writers with a broken heart, mysterious train encounters and the 31-page juggernaut 'The Millionairess' about an old love triangle padded with even older money.
To sum up, "Man and Maid" is very much a mixed bag of stories to cater to a variety of tastes.
- Author(s)
- Nesbit, Edith
- Publisher
- Saga Egmont
- Publication year
- 2021
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Novels
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9788726880441