Nesbit

[ nez-bit ]

/ ˈnɛz bɪt /

noun

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

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Examples 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

British Dictionary definitions for nesbit

Nesbit

/ (ˈnɛzbɪt) /

noun

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

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