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Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (/ ˈ l ɛ f ən. j uː /; 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]
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.
Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 126 downloads. The Purcell Papers — Volume 1 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 125 downloads. The Purcell Papers — Volume 3 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 120 downloads. The Room in the Dragon Volant Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 119 downloads. The Wyvern mystery Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 115 downloads.
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.
Jul 5, 2021 · A complete collection of the works of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu in their original periodical appearances. Le Fanu contributed most of his works to the Dublin University Magazine, which he edited from July 1861 to June 1869.
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 as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories".
J. Sheridan Le Fanu has 1058 books on Goodreads with 504298 ratings. J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s most popular book is Carmilla.
