| Description |
xi, 241 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
Sheridan Le Fanu was lauded by contemporaries such as M.R. James for his innovations in the ghost story and mystery genres, and his mastery of conjuring atmosphere and driving stories to thrilling narrative crescendos. This anthology focuses on some of his lesser-known stories, exploring eight thoroughly Gothic tales of murderous families, dark castles, and ghosts whose business with the living remains unfinished. |
| Contents |
The fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh (1838) -- Passage in the secret history of an Irish countess (1838) -- A chapter in the history of a Tyrone family (1839) -- Schalken the painter (1839, rev. 1851) -- Ultor De Lacy : a legend of Cappercullen (1861) -- Squire Toby's will (1868) -- Stories of lough guir (1870) -- Madam Crowl's ghost (1870). |
| Subject |
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), English.
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Horror tales.
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Short stories.
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| Genre/Form |
Horror fiction.
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Ghost stories.
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Short stories.
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Gothic fiction.
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| Added Author |
Aldana Reyes, Xavier, editor.
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| Added Title |
Short stories. Selections
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| ISBN |
9780712353960 (hbk.) |
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0712353968 (hbk.) |
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