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J. Sheridan Le Fanu / Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Book List in Order: 81 titles
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Sir Dominick's Bargain
- 1923
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Joseph Sheridan LeFanu (1814â€"1873) is regarded by many critics as the greatest master of the English ghost story. A product of the decaying Anglo-Irish culture of the early and middle nineteenth century, he sums up in his work better than any of hi...
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Squire Toby's Will
- 1923
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Joseph Sheridan LeFanu (1814â€"1873) is regarded by many critics as the greatest master of the English ghost story. A product of the decaying Anglo-Irish culture of the early and middle nineteenth century, he sums up in his work better than any of hi...
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The White Cat of Drumgunniol
- 1923
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Joseph Sheridan LeFanu (1814â€"1873) is regarded by many critics as the greatest master of the English ghost story. A product of the decaying Anglo-Irish culture of the early and middle nineteenth century, he sums up in his work better than any of hi...
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Ghostly Tales
- Jul-2004
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From "Schalken the Painter": "There exists, at this moment, in good preservation a remarkable work of Schalken's. The curious management of its lights constitutes, as usual in his pieces, the chief apparent merit of the picture. I say APPARENT, fo...
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The Wyvern Mystery
- May-2005
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When young Alice Maybell is orphaned she is taken in by Squire Fairfield, a widower with two dashing sons, Charles and Harry. As Alice blossoms into a beautiful young woman she attracts the attentions of not one but two of the men she lives with. The...
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More Ghostly Tales
- Jul-2006
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Included in this volume of J. Sheridan Le Fanu's eerie tales are Ghost Stories of Chapelizod, including "The Village Bully," "The Sexton's Adventure," "The Specter Lovers"; "The Drunkard's Dream"; "The Ghost and the Bonesetter"; "The Mysterious Lo...
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Uncle Silas
- Dec-2006
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One of the most significant and intriguing Gothic novels of the Victorian period and is enjoyed today as a modern psychological thriller. In UNCLE SILAS (1864) Le Fanu brought up to date Mrs Radcliffe's earlier tales of virtue imprisoned and menacedb...
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The House by the Churchyard
- Jan-2007
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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was a famous Irish writer best known for Gothic and mystery fiction. Le Fanu was the most prominent ghost-story writer in the 19th century. This edition of The House by the Church-Yard includes a table of contents....
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The Evil Guest
- Oct-2008
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The foremost teller of scary stories in his day and a profound influence on both the novelists and filmmakers of the 20th century, Anglo-Irish author JOSEPH THOMAS SHERIDAN LE FANU (1814â€"1873) has, sadly, fallen out of scholarly and popular favor, ...
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The Rose and the Key
- Oct-2008
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The foremost teller of scary stories in his day and a profound influence on both the novelists and filmmakers of the 20th century, Anglo-Irish author JOSEPH THOMAS SHERIDAN LE FANU (1814â€"1873) has, sadly, fallen out of scholarly and popular favor, ...
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Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Hugh
- Jun-2009
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<p><strong>Originally published in 1864, <em>Uncle Silas</em> will draw you into a shadowy world of suspense and horror, where secrets fester and malevolence lurks in the darkness. </strong></p> <p>Maud...
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Ghost Stories and Mysteries
- Dec-2011
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Mystery and supernatural fiction by writer many consider the greatest ghost story writer of all time. "The Room in the Dragon Volant" (the finest historical mystery of the Victorian era) and "The Evil Guest"; also "The Murdered Cousin," the first sea...
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The Best Vampire Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Vampire Anthology
- Feb-2012
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An anthology award finalist in the International Book Awards, this collection unleashes the greatest early vampire tales in the English language. Unearthed from long forgotten journals and magazines, Andrew Barger has found the very best vampire shor...
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Best Ghost Stories of J. S. Lefanu
- Jan-2013
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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is widely considered as one of the greatest writers of ghost stories to ever have lived. While today he may be overshadowed by his American contemporary, Edgar Allan Poe, in his time he was generally spoken of in the same brea...
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The Victorian Ghost Story
- Sep-2013
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Our mission is to provide the world with beautiful, accessible, illuminating editions of classic horror fiction, introducing these chilling gems to new generations, making them gorgeously illustrated and giving you critical, historical, and artistic ...
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Stories of Lough Guir
- Apr-2014
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Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 â€" 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victori...
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Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter
- Apr-2014
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Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 - 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian...
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The Best Victorian Ghost Stories
- Sep-2014
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Ghostly coaches shuttling the mildewed cadavers of its ill-fated occupants; a young orphan being lured to a frosty death by a pale, little girl with a mangled shoulder; a man spends the night in a room with a fatal past; a restless ne'er-do-well reco...
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The Evil Guest
- Feb-2017
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Sheridan Le Fanu was born at No. 45 Lower Dominick Steet, Dublin, into a literary family of Huguenot origins. Both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrights. His niece Rhoda Broughton would...
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The Tiled House: Tales of Terror by J. S. Le Fanu
- Dec-2019
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The very best of Le Fanu’s supernatural fiction, including such classics as: ‘Schalken the Painter’, ‘Squire Toby's Will’, ‘Mr Justice Harbottle’, ‘The Familiar’, ‘Green Tea’, ‘Madam Crowl’s Ghost’ and ‘The Murdered Cous...
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An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1851. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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An Adventure of Hardress Fitzgerald, A Royalist Captain
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1840. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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All in the Dark
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. M. R. James described Le Fanu...
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Billy Malowney's Taste of Love and Glory
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1850. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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The Bridal of Carrigvarah
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1839. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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A Chapter In The History Of The Tyrone Family
Many of the earliest ghost stories and tales of hauntings, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editio...
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Checkmate
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them....
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The Child that Went with the Fairies
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1870. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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The Collected Supernatural And Weird Fiction Of J. Sheridan Le Fanu
The final volume of an eight book collection from 'the grandfather of the ghost story' Whilst many highly regarded writers have created collections of strange and supernatural fiction and several other authors are now primarily known for their litera...
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The Dead Sexton
Joseph Sheridan LeFanu (1814â€"1873) is regarded by many critics as the greatest master of the English ghost story. A product of the decaying Anglo-Irish culture of the early and middle nineteenth century, he sums up in his work better than any of hi...
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A Debt of Honor
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1896. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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Dickon the Devil
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1872. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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The Dream
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in the nineteenth century. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sher...
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The Drunkard's Dream
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1838. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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The Familiar
Sheridan Le Fanu was born at No. 45 Lower Dominick Steet, Dublin, into a literary family of Huguenot origins. Both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrights. His niece Rhoda Broughton would...
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The Fortunes Of Sir Robert Ardagh
Many of the horror stories of monsters and ghouls, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, usin...
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Ghost Stories of Chapelizod
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1851. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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The Ghost and the Bone-Setter
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1838. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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Guy Deverell
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...
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Haunted Lives
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...
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The Haunted Baronet
A web of ancient evil binds the two families, the Mardykes and Feltrams, together at Mardykes Hall. Now Sire Bale Mardykes has married Janet Feltram -- but can her love save him from the terrible vengeance her dead ancestor has fated for him?...
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In a Glass Darkly
In a Glass Darkly is Sheridan Le Fanu's most famous collection of ghost and mystery stories. There are five, all recounted by Martin Hesselius: Green Tea, The Familiar, Mr Justice Harbottle, The Room in the Dragon Volant and Carmilla. What makes the ...
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Jim Sulivan's Adventures in the Great Snow
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1839. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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The Last Heir of Castle Connor
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1838. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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Laura Silver Bell
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1872. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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A Lost Name
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...
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Madam Crowl's Ghost
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 - 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian...
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Mr. Justice Harbottle
A narrative about a judge who is destined to sentence himself to death. This is one of the few astounding ghost stories of the Victorian era. With twists and turns that will create goosebumps and keep the readers in suspense, this is a page-turner....
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The Murdered Cousin
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1864. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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The Mysterious Lodger
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1850. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1838. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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The Phantom Fourth
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1896. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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Pichon & Sons, of the Croix Rousse
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1896. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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The Purcell Papers
The Purcell Papers is a collection of thirteen short stories by Irish Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu who is also the author of the more famous Uncle Silas and the vampire classic Carmilla. Le Fanu is one of the leading writers of Gothic tales. Along with no...
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The Quare Gander
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1840. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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The Room in the Dragon Volant
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was a famous Irish writer best known for Gothic and mystery fiction. Le Fanu was the most prominent ghost-story writer in the 19th century. This edition of The Room in the Dragon Volant includes a table of contents...
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Schalken the Painter
Joseph Sheridan le Fanu was the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century, and he is now seen as central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. His work is credited with turning the Gothic's focus from the external sourc...
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Scraps of Hibernian Ballads
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1839. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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Secret Histories
Father Purcell was a collector of old local traditions, and weirder things, too. "There are some pictures," said I to my friend, "which impress one, I know not how, with a conviction that they represent not the mere ideal shapes and combinations w...
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The Secret of the Two Plaster Casts
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1896. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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A Stable For Nightmares
This early work by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. At his peak, le Fanu was the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century, and he is now seen ...
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Taste of Love and Glory
It is one of many such; for he was a collector of old local traditions. It is the tale of a young Irishman who had a wicked argument with his sweetheart one night, and, drunken and depressed in his regret, fell in with the army. He died on the bat...
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The Tenants of Malory
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
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Two Weird Mysteries
Although not well known today, LeFanu was a favorite of writers like Bram Stoker and M.R. James, who considered LeFanu to be one of the best supernatural writers of the time. His prose is vivid and detailed and his horror relies on effect and mood...
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The Vision of Tom Chuff
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1870. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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The Watcher
Born in Dublin in 1814, Sheridan Le Fanu came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrights, and his niece Rhoda Broughton would go on to become...
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What Was It?
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...
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Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1864. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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Willing to Die
Classic novel first published in 1872. According to Wikipedia: "Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (August 28, 1814 -- February 7, 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the premier ghost story writer of the nineteenth ce...
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Wylder's Hand
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was a famous Irish writer best known for Gothic and mystery fiction. Le Fanu was the most prominent ghost-story writer in the 19th century. This edition of Wylder’s Hand includes a table of contents....
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The Cock and Anchor
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was a famous Irish writer best known for Gothic and mystery fiction. Le Fanu was the most prominent ghost-story writer in the 19th century. This edition of The Cock and Anchor includes a table of contents....
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J.S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales
Contains the following stories. Schalken The Painter (1851) An Account Of Some Strange Disturbances In Aungier Street (1853) The Murdered Cousin An Authentic Narrative Of A Haunted House (1862) Ultor De Lacy: A Legend Of Cappercullen (1861) The Haunt...
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An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House
This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1862. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrig...
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Ghost Stories of the Tiled House
Joseph Sheridan LeFanu (1814 1873) is regarded by many critics as the greatest master of the English ghost story. A product of the decaying Anglo-Irish culture of the early and middle nineteenth century, he sums up in his work better than any of his ...
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Green Tea
'A ghastly groan and a shudder..'From the pioneer of horror fiction, this tale of a clergyman tormented by a demonic creature is one of the greatest Victorian ghost stories.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celeb...
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Ultor de Lacy
Joseph Sheridan LeFanu (1814â€"1873) is regarded by many critics as the greatest master of the English ghost story. A product of the decaying Anglo-Irish culture of the early and middle nineteenth century, he sums up in his work better than any of hi...
