Sheridan LE FANU - Libros y biografía

Sheridan Le Fanu's 'Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess' is a captivating gothic novella that delves into themes of love, betrayal, and the supernatural. Set in Ireland during the 18th...

Sheridan Le Fanu's 'The House by the Churchyard' is a gothic novel that intertwines mystery, humor, and historical fiction. Set in Dublin in the 18th century, this novel explores the secrets and scandals...

"Green Tea" tells the haunting story of a man plagued by a demonic monkey. The unnamed narrator, a trained surgeon who can’t practice because of the loss of two of his fingers, is organising the papers...

"The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a mysterious story about a premature burial, a theme favoured by Poe some years previously. When a chivalric young man tries to save an innocent countess from the clutches...

"Uncle Silas" is a Gothic locked-room mystery novel by Sheridan Le Fanu. Maud Ruthyn is an orphan, left in the care of her mysterious and evil uncle Silas. The latter keeps thinking up new and creative...

L'anziano pittore olandese Gerard Douw era il tutore della nipote Rose Veldrkaust che amava riamata l'apprendista Godfrey Schalken all'insaputa dello zio. Un giorno si presentà alla bottega di Douw il...

Laura lives an isolated life with her father, alone in a castle in the Austrian wilderness. When the mysterious Carmilla, a strange and beautiful lady, arrives in the night, no one suspects the supernatural...

"Schalken the Painter" is a ghost short story by Sheridan Le Fanu, taking place in the 17th-century Netherlands. An aspiring painter falls in love with his master’s niece but one day, a mysterious man...

"A Chapter in the History of the Tyrone Family" is a Gothic short story by Sheridan Le Fanu focusing on a young woman who marries a Scottish landowner with a dark past. A short story whose haunting and...

The Purcell Papers - Sheridan Le Fanu - The Purcell Papers (1880) are a collection of thirteen Gothic, supernatural, historical and humorous short stories by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–73) originally...

The Haunted Baronet - Sheridan Le Fanu - The Haunted Baronet Sheridan Le Fanu - The Haunted Baronet is a novella published in 1871 in the Chronicles of Golden Friars, a collection of short stories set...

In 'The Panic Room: 30+ Ghost Tales by Sheridan Le Fanu', readers are immersed in a collection of eerie and atmospheric ghost stories, showcasing Le Fanu's mastery of the supernatural genre. Le Fanu's...

In Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's The Cock and Anchor, the reader is taken on a journey through a collection of short stories that delve into the supernatural and macabre. Le Fanu's signature gothic style...

QUESTO LIBRO È A LAYOUT FISSO Una misteriosa e affascinante fanciulla dal nome Carmilla viene affidata dalla madre alle cure di Laura e del ricco padre, nel loro antico castello in Stiria, isolato e...

The most popular novel by Gothic mystery and thriller writer Sheridan Le Fanu, Uncle Silas is one of the first of the "locked room" mystery genre, and served as the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's...

The Wyvern Mystery combines all the elements of nail-biting horror, romantic fairy tale, psychological thriller and rich period drama to create a compelling story. When young Alice Maybell is orphaned...

Though carefully educated in medicine and surgery, I have never practised either. The study of each continues, nevertheless, to interest me profoundly. Neither idleness nor caprice caused my secession...

"Carmilla" is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. First published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. "Carmilla"...

In Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's 'Checkmate,' readers are plunged into a world of psychological suspense and Gothic horror. The novel follows the captivating story of a young woman who finds herself entangled...

In 'THE SCREAM - 60 Horror Tales in One Edition', Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu delivers a collection of spine-chilling short stories that delve into the realms of gothic horror, mystery, and psychological...

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was one of the foremost writers of ghost stories in the Victorian era, penning such renowned works as Uncle Silas and In a Glass Darkly. This collection of spine-tingling short...

In Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's collection of supernatural tales, 'Green Tea; Mr. Justice Harbottle', readers are transported into a world of eerie encounters and mysterious occurrences. Written in the style...

The letter from the rich cousin came at a low point in the Marston family's finances. The man was as ill-bred and pushing as ever: utterly the model of a noxious relation -- but he was rich, and the Marstons...

This Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula by 26 years, first published as a serial in The Dark Blue, the story is narrated...

This Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula by 26 years, first published as a serial in The Dark Blue, the story is narrated...

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu, 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...

"The Cock and Anchor: a Chronicle of Old Dublin City," was first published in Dublin in three volumes in 1845, with the joint imprints of William Curry, Junior, & Co., Dublin; Longman, Brown, Green...

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...

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's 'In A Glass Darkly' is a collection of five supernatural tales, exploring themes of the supernatural, occult, and psychological horror. Written in a gothic style, Le Fanu's intricate...

The House by the Churchyard (1863) is a novel by Sheridan Le Fanu that combines elements of the mystery novel and the historical novel. Aside from its own merits, the novel is important as a key source...