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Hume Nisbet (1849–1923)

Author of The Vampire Maid

29+ Works 57 Members 4 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: Hume Nesbit

Works by Hume Nisbet

The Vampire Maid (2009) 15 copies

The Demon Spell (1894) 5 copies

The Haunted Station (1997) 3 copies

The Old Portrait (2016) 3 copies

A Colonial Tramp: Travels and Adventures in Australia and New Guinea. Vol. II 3 copies

THE SWAMPERS 2 copies

The Land of the Hibiscus Blossom (2013) 2 copies

The Swampers, The Demon Spell, and The Vampire Maid (Dodo Press) (2008) 2 copies

The Haunted Station, and other stories, etc. (2010) 2 copies

On oil painting, with a chapter on pasteloid 1 copy

Norah And The Fairies 1 copy

The Queen's Desire 1 copy

The Empire Makers 1 copy

On oil painting With a chapter on Tempera 1 copy

For Liberty: The Chronicles of a Jacobin (1898) 1 copy

Hunting for Gold or Adventures in Klondyke 1 copy

Poetic and Dramatic Works, Volume I, Hathor, and Other Poems 1 copy

In Sheep's Clothing 1 copy

A Colonial King 1 copy

My Love Noel 1 copy

For Right and England: A Story of the South African War 1899-1900 1 copy

A Sweet Sinner (2022) 1 copy

The Bushranger's Sweetheart 1 copy

Life and Nature Studies 1 copy

Doctor Bernard St. Vincent. A Sensational Romance of Sydney. (2010) 1 copy

Memories of the Months. [In verse.] ... With illustrations by the author. (2010) 1 copy

Kings of the sea : a story of the Spanish Main 1 copy

The Odic Touch 1 copy

The Empire Makers A Romance of Adventure and War in South Africa (2012) 1 copy

Associated Works

Dracula's Guest: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Vampire Stories (2010) — Contributor — 292 copies

The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published (2009) — Contributor — 186 copies

100 Creepy Little Creature Stories (1994) — Contributor — 185 copies

Dracula's Brood: Vampire Classics by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, M.R. James and Others (1987) — Contributor — 174 copies

Chill Tidings: Dark Tales of the Christmas Season (2020) — Contributor — 72 copies

Gaslit Nightmares (1988) — Contributor — 44 copies

Tales from a Gas-Lit Graveyard (1980) — Contributor — 40 copies

Twelve Victorian Ghost Stories (1997) — Contributor — 27 copies

In the Shadow of Dracula (2011) — Contributor — 23 copies

The Anthology of Colonial Australian Gothic Fiction (2007) — Contributor — 22 copies

The Rivals of Dracula: Stories from the Golden Age of Gothic Horror (2015) — Contributor — 20 copies

Australian Gothic: An Anthology of Australian Supernatural Fiction (2007) — Contributor — 20 copies

Macabre: A Journey Through Australia's Darkest Fears (2010) — Contributor — 15 copies

The Uncanny Gastronomic: Strange Tales of the Edible Weird (2023) — Contributor — 15 copies

Jack the Knife: Tales of Jack the Ripper (1975) — Contributor — 9 copies

Australian nightmares : more Australian tales of terror and the supernatural (2008) — Contributor — 4 copies

Classic Tales of Ghosts and Vampires: Volume 2 (Unabridged) (2008) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Nisbet, James Hume
Birthdate: 1849-08-08
Date of death: 1923-06-04
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Australia
Birthplace: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Place of death: Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK

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The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet

Excellent gothic vampire story.

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ChrisMcCaffrey | 2 other reviews | Apr 6, 2021 |

The Demon Spell by Hume Nisbet

Interesting and atmospheric gothic supernatural story but I think I must have missed something because the ending left me confused. I prefered The Vampire Maid by this author.

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ChrisMcCaffrey | Apr 6, 2021 |

The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet

Seeking a break from city life, a young artist rents a room in a pleasant rural cottage. The presence of the alluring daughter of his new landlady seems to be nothing but an unexpected plus! But will he learn in time that he's made a dangerous mistake?

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AltheaAnn | 2 other reviews | Aug 4, 2016 |

The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet

Seeking a break from city life, a young artist rents a room in a pleasant rural cottage. The presence of the alluring daughter of his new landlady seems to be nothing but an unexpected plus! But will he learn in time that he's made a dangerous mistake?

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AltheaAnn | 2 other reviews | Aug 4, 2016 |

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19th Century Novels with Australian Settings (2)

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Leslie S. Klinger

Zara-Louise Stubbs

Tony Walker Narrator

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Works: 29
Also by: 17
Members: 57
Popularity: #287,973
Rating: ½ 3.7

Reviews: 4
ISBNs: 8
Languages: 1

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