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 stories is sure to please fans of gothic tales from the golden age of horror writing.
This collection of spine-tingling short stories is sure to please fans of gothic tales from the golden age of horror writing.
A Stable for Nightmaresby Joseph Sheridan Le FanuSheridan Le Fanu was born at No. 45 Lower Dominick Steet, Dublin, into a literary family of Huguenot origins.
A Stable for Nightmares: Or, Weird Tales
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.
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A Stable of Nightmares: Weird Tales
This collection of spine-tingling short stories is sure to please fans of gothic tales from the golden age of horror writing. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection.
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He was a 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".
Sheridan Le Fanu was born at No. 45 Lower Dominick Steet, Dublin, into a literary family of Huguenot origins. Both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrights.