Nesbit

[ nez-bit ]

/ ˈnɛz bɪt /

E(dith),1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.

Example sentences from the Web for nesbit

Nesbit shopped the book to editors at four prominent imprints.

‘The Power Broker’ Turns 40: How Robert Caro Wrote a Masterpiece |Scott Porch |September 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“You can stop worrying about that right now,” Nesbit told him.

‘The Power Broker’ Turns 40: How Robert Caro Wrote a Masterpiece |Scott Porch |September 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was better, sort of, back in Nesbit, Mississippi, in the big brick house—at least you could relax.

The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis |Richard Ben Cramer |January 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nesbit acknowledged that the message discovered on the guest bedroom wall was odd.

Bizarre Mansion Death a Suicide? |Christine Pelisek |September 7, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Mrs. Nesbit blinked at her husband for a minute in sputtering indignation.

In the Heart of a Fool |William Allen White
"What a beautiful box you have, Mrs. Nesbit," said Grace, pointing to a large carved box on the dressing table.

Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School |Jessie Graham Flower
Make some allowance for poor things who don't know how to answer Mrs. Nesbit, and say what first occurs.

Heartsease |Charlotte M. Yonge
He fell upon the whole family and made violent love to the Doctor and Mrs. Nesbit.

In the Heart of a Fool |William Allen White
Two revolvers: my Webley.450, and that little thing of Nesbit's, which is not man-stopping.

Dragon's blood |Henry Milner Rideout

Nesbit

/ (ˈnɛzbɪt) /

E (dith). 1858–1924, British writer of children's books, including The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904) and The Railway Children (1906)