Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan 1814-1873

Uncle Silas; a tale of Bartram-Haugh by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu ( Book )
132 editions published between 1804 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 1,504 libraries worldwide
Maud Ruthyn, is a 17 year old orphan left in the care of her fearful uncle, Silas. Together with his boorish son and a sinister French governess, Silas plots to kill Maud and claim her fortune.

Best ghost stories of J. S. LeFanu by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu ( Book )
3 editions published between 1964 and 1970 in English and held by 814 libraries worldwide

The Purcell papers. Vol. 3 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu ( Book )
in English and held by 749 libraries worldwide

The Purcell papers. Vol. 1 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu ( Book )
in English and held by 748 libraries worldwide

In a glass darkly by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu ( Book )
60 editions published between 1872 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 668 libraries worldwide
A collection of stories, first published in 1872, including Green Tea, The Familiar, Mr. Justice Harbottle, The Room in the Dragon Volant, and Carmilla. The five stories are purported to be cases by Dr. Hesselius, a 'metaphysical' doctor, who is willing to consider the ghosts both al and as hallucinatory obsessions. The reader's doubtful anxiety mimics that of the protagonist, and each story thus creates that atmoshphere of mystery which is the supernatural experience.

The house by the church-yard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu ( Book )
32 editions published between 1863 and 2006 in English and held by 438 libraries worldwide

Wylder's hand by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu ( Book )
46 editions published between 1864 and 2009 in English and held by 393 libraries worldwide
Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the premier ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and had a seminal influence on the development of this genre in the Victorian era. In 1861 he became the editor and proprietor of the Dublin University Magazine and he began exploiting double exposure: serializing in the Dublin University Magazine and then revising for the English market: Wylder's Hand, was published in this way. "There was a little fair-haired child playing on the ground before the steps as I whirled by ...

Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu ( Book )
85 editions published between 1946 and 2011 in 12 languages and held by 335 libraries worldwide
The chilling tale of supernatural passions and timeless horror that threw the light on our morbid fascination with the vampire legend.

Ghost stories and mysteries by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu ( Book )
4 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 309 libraries worldwide

The Wyvern mystery by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu ( Book )
23 editions published between 1869 and 2008 in English and held by 284 libraries worldwide