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"A writer named Mary Louisa Molesworth writes below the pen name Mrs. Molesworth. Her collection of brief testimonies called ""Uncanny Tales"" is a combination of thrillers and spooky testimonies. In a book posted inside the overdue 1800s, Molesworth, an English creator of many kid's books, indicates how flexible she became with the aid of writing about scary and strange things. The stories on this series are complete of hysteria and mystery, and that they often observe matters that are just a little off the norm. Molesworth makes use of her ability at telling stories to create testimonies that maintain readers inquisitive about adding a hint of the unusual and the surprising. The memories are marked by their moody settings, exciting characters, and creative plot turns that create a mix of fable and suspense. Even though Mrs. Molesworth might be quality known for her work on children's books, ""Uncanny Tales"" shows that she can write in a variety of styles. Because it shows how appropriate she is at telling tales, the book gives readers a check out the darker and extra mysterious elements of her writing. ""Uncanny Tales"" is a lovely alternate from Molesworth's extra usual books. It has a chain of interesting and spooky short tales that make you want to explore the unknown and experience the draw of the supernatural."

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"Mary Louisa Molesworth, née Stewart (29 May 1839 - 20 January 1921) was an English children's story writer who published under the pen name Mrs Molesworth. Her early adult novels, Lover and Husband (1869) to Cicely (1874), were published under the pen name Ennis Graham. Her name is sometimes spelled M. L. S. Molesworth. She was born in Rotterdam, the daughter of wealthy trader Charles Augustus Stewart (1809-1873) and his wife Agnes Janet Wilson (1810-1883). Mary was the youngest of four siblings. She was schooled in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, and spent much of her childhood in Manchester. She married Major R. Molesworth, nephew of Viscount Molesworth, in 1861; they divorced in 1879. She spent the first few years of her marriage in Tabley Grange, near Knutsford in Cheshire, which she rented from George, 2nd Lord de Tabley. Mrs. Molesworth is best known for her children's stories, including Tell Me a Story (1875), Carrots (1876), The Cuckoo Clock (1877), The Tapestry Room (1879), and A Christmas Child (1880). She's been dubbed ""the Jane Austen of the nursery,"" and The Carved Lions (1895) is considered ""her masterpiece."" According to Roger Lancelyn Green."

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