Halloween Ghost Story: Man-Size-in-Marble

Man-Size-in-Marble by E Nesbit

“Although every word of this story is true, I do not expect people to believe it…”

A young couple move to the country. Every night they visit a beautiful local church. Inside there are two marble statues. Why do these statues frighten local people? And what is the secret of the broken marble finger?

Man-Size-in-Marble (1893) is a classic late-Victorian Halloween ghost story by E. Nesbit (The Railway Children). Celebrating Halloween was typically a US custom but it was always acknowledged in Britain and there are many traditions associated with; these often feature in our literature…

The 1890s was generally the golden decade for literary ghost/horror stories. E. Nesbit (‘The Railway Children’) wrote Man-Size-in-Marble for Halloween with familiar elements: an innocent young couple move to a country village. In church there are two statues…

My shorter version (adapted for audio) ishere