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Violence
Some
Moderate; horror violence and the supernatural
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Significant; sustained horror and the uncanny — Nesbit's darkness is genuine
What this book is about
Edith Nesbit — best known for The Railway Children and The Story of the Amulet — also wrote horror fiction that stands with the best of her era. The Power of Darkness collects her uncanny and supernatural stories, demonstrating the range of a writer whose darkness was always there, even in the children's books.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Horror fiction
Supernatural content
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