Man-Size-in-Marble by E. Nesbit

marble statues
Language Level: Intermediate B1+
Classic Halloween ghost story by the author of The Railway Children.
Man-Size-in-Marble (1893) is a classic late-Victorian Halloween ghost story by E. Nesbit (The Railway Children)

Although every word of this story is true, I do not expect people to believe it…
A young couple move to a remote cottage in the country. Every night they walk through a wood to visit the village church. Inside the church there are two marble statues.

Why do these statues frighten local people? And what is the secret of the broken marble finger?

  • complete adapted version of story
  • free to read and listen to
  • Includes audio narration, comprehension activities
  • link to original text for cross-reference &/or use with higher levels (B2+) and/or stronger readers.