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Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (/ ˈ l ɛ f ən. j uː /; [1] [2] 28 August 1814 – 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of his time, central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era . [ 3 ]
Aug 24, 2024 · Sheridan Le Fanu (born Aug. 28, 1814, Dublin, Ire.—died Feb. 7, 1873, Dublin) was an Irish writer of ghost stories and mystery novels, celebrated for his ability to evoke the ominous atmosphere of a haunted house.
Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 25 years. First published as a serial in The Dark Blue (1871–72), [1] [2] the story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein.
The Purcell Papers — Volume 1 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 101 downloads. Guy Deverell, v. 1 of 2 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 96 downloads. In a Glass Darkly, v. 3/3 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 89 downloads. The Purcell Papers — Volume 3 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 89 downloads. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 81 downloads.
In a Glass Darkly is a collection of five stories by Sheridan Le Fanu, first published in 1872, the year before his death. The second and third stories are revised versions of previously published stories.
Life and Work. oseph Sheridan Le Fanu was born in Dublin in 1814 and died in the same city in 1873. He trained as a lawyer, but is only known today as an influential writer of Gothic and Sensational fiction. His forebears were of Huguenot extraction and were part of the Anglican Ascendancy, the Protestant elite that ruled Ireland.
Aug 26, 2014 · When she died in 1858 at the age of 34, Le Fanu was shattered and blamed himself for what had happened to her. From this time on, he lived a largely reclusive life.
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.
Le Fanu is a major figure among Victorian-era authors of Gothic and supernatural fiction. Critics praise his short stories and novels for their suggestive and detailed descriptions of physical settings, powerful evocation of foreboding and dread, and convincing use of supernatural elements.
Le Fanu, Joseph Thomas Sheridan (1814–73), novelist and journalist, was born 28 August 1814 in Lower Dominick Street, Dublin, eldest son and second child of three children of the Rev. Thomas Philip Le Fanu (1784–1845), Church of Ireland clergyman, and his wife, Emma Lucretia (née Dobbin; d. 1861), whose family was related to Richard ...