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1	In a glass darkly more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 'the ideal reading...for the hours after midnight' Thus Henry James described the style of supernatural tale of which Sheridan Le Fanu was a master. Known in nineteenth-century Dublin as 'The Invisible Prince' because of his reclusive and nocturnal habits, Le Fanu was fascinated by the occult. His writings draw on the Gothic tradition, elements of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Best Ghost Stories of J. S. Lefanu more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Editor), J Sheridan Lefanu, Everett F Bleiler (Editor) Sixteen stories by greatest Victorian master of the chilling tale: "Carmilla" (perhaps the classic vampire thriller), "Green Tea," "The Familiar," "The Haunted Baronet," "Madam Crowl's Ghost," "The Dead Sexton," plus 10 others. see all copies from $4.61! new only from $11.48! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Carmilla more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu The exquisite and deadly vampire "Carmilla" haunts LeFanu's influential novel. A Gothic tale of blood and terror, "Carmilla" inspired later classics by Bram Stoker and Robert Louis Stevenson. see all copies from $4.95! new only from $4.96! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Uncle Silas more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu To show his belief in his brother, Maud Ruthyn's father nominates him as her guardian, and leaves her entire fortune to her Uncle Silas if she should die under age. The orphaned 17-year-old Maud refuses to marry Silas's son, is imprisoned and avoids a murder attempt. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.49! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Wyvern Mystery more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu "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 she is taken in by Squire Fairfield, a widower with two dashing sons, Charles and Harry. As Alice blossoms into a beautiful young woman she ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The house by the churchyard more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu "The House by the Churchyard" is simply a triumph of style. From the outset, this particular work contrives to create an atmosphere of such uneasy foreboding, that the reader cannot help but be drawn in, despite any well-founded misgivings. This is one of the finest examples of literature of this kind, from a master of the art of the supernatural. ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $3.99! \| SVS
7	Wylder's hand more books like this by Sheridan Le Fanu There was a little fair-haired child playing on the ground before the steps as I whirled by. The old rector had long passed away; the shorts, gaiters, and smile -- a phantom; and nature, who had gathered in the past, was providing for the future. The pretty mill-road, running up through Redman's Dell, dank and dark with tall romantic trees, was ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $8.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Uncle Silas a Tale of Bartram Haugh more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu In Uncle Silas, Sheridan Le Fanu's most celebrated novel, Maud Ruthyn, the young, naive heroine, is plagued by Madame de la Rougierre from the moment the enigmatic older woman is hired as her governess. A liar, bully, and spy, when Madame leaves the house, she takes her dark secret with her. But when Maud is orphaned, she is sent to live with her ... see all copies from $4.03! new only from $5.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Purcell Papers more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Joseph 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. Le Fanu studied law at Trinity College in Dublin. He soon abandoned law for journalism. In 1838 he began ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.53! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Green Tea and Other Ghost Stories more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Four chilling tales by great Victorian master offer high craftsmanship, literary skill, psychological penetration. Title story plus Squire Toby's Will, The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh and Sir Dominick's Bargain. New introductory Note. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
11 view cover	Carmilla and Other Tales of Mystery: And 12 Other Classic Tales of Mystery more books like this by Sheridan Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Leonard Wolf (Introduction by) Joesph Sheridan LeFanu is considered the inventory of the modern "ghost story", and was an inspiration and mentor for many of the 19th century's greatest writers, including Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Charloote Bronte, Mary Shelly, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and many more. This superb anthology brilliantly eerie tales will bring ... see all copies from $14.99! new only from $91.28!
12 view cover	Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales by Sheridan Le Fanu, M. R. James This title is edited by M.R. James. In 1888 Henry James wrote 'There was the customary novel by Mr Le Fanu for the bedside; the ideal reading in a country house for the hours after midnight'. "Madam Crowl's Ghost & Other Stories" are tales selected from Le Fanu's stories which mostly appeared in "The Dublin University Magazine" and other ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Rose and the Key more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A beautiful young heroine-A cruel and unfeeling mother-A one-eyed spy-A mesmerist-A lunatic asylum. These are the perfect components for a Victorian sensation novel, and in "The Rose and the Key," J. Sheridan Le Fanu weaves them into a thrilling Gothic mystery. The terror builds slowly, as young Maud Vernon and her old cousin Maximilla enjoy a ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $22.54! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The house by the church-yard more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Joseph 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. Le Fanu studied law at Trinity College in Dublin. He soon abandoned law for journalism. In 1838 he began ... see all copies from $18.29! new only from $18.29! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Evil Guest more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu The letter from the rich cousin came at a low point in the Marston family's finances. The man was ill-bred, but he was rich, and the Marstons were all but destitute. The family could hardly refuse him. But they would come to rue that letter, and the invitation that followed it. see all copies from $10.07! new only from $10.07! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Editor) "Madam Crowl's Ghost & Other Tales of Mystery" is a collection of twelve of the finest stories from a master of psychological suspense. Le Fanu's pedigree in this genre is undoubted; his novella Carmella inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula, amongst others; and he is regarded as the father of the Irish gothic style. As consistently unsettling as they ... see all copies from $5.89! new only from $6.60! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Room in the Dragon Volant more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Word was the hotel--the Dragon Volant--was haunted. Worse yet, Richard Beckett had taken lodging in the very room that gave the hotel its curious reputation. see all copies from $3.04! new only from $9.07! \| SVS
18 view cover	Blood and Roses: The Vampire in 19th Century Literature more books like this by Adele Olivia Gladwell (Editor) A collection of vampire stories by such authors as Bram Stoker, Sheridan LeFanu, John Polidori, and Baudelaire, among others. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $19.25! \| first editions
19	Three Vampire Tales: Dracula, Carmilla, and the Vampyre more books like this by Tamar Sheridan Bergman, Bram Stoker, Sheridan Le Fanu Three classic works of vampire literature come together for the first time in one volume. Complementing the complete texts are background essays as well as additional selections by the three authors and others. Because the vampire novel has proven so influential in film, an extensive filmography is included. see all copies from $9.93! new only from $19.35! \| SVS
20 view cover	Checkmate more books like this by J. Sheridan La Fanu, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Jessica de Mellow (Introduction by) Originally published in 1870 and reissued for the POCKET CLASSICS series, a mystery story which centres on a strange and mysterious man with a disfigurement and a 'dark' past which he reveals to no-one. By the author of IN A GLASS DARKLY and THE ROSE AND THE KEY. see all copies from $11.94! new only from $45.00!
21	Guy Deverell more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu see all copies from $6.50!
22 view cover	Ghost Stories and Mysteries more books like this by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Everett F Bleiler (Editor), E F Bleiter (Designer) Remaining supernatural fiction by writer many consider greatest ghost story writer of all time. Mystery stories are equally memorable. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $46.79! \| first editions
23 view cover	Secret Histories by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu A collection of papers from Francis Purcell, a parish priest in the south of Ireland. Father Purcell was a collector of old local traditions, and weirder things, too. (Genereal History) see all copies from $12.02! new only from $12.02! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Betsy Sheridan's Journal: Letters from Sheridan's Sister 1784-1786 and 1788-1790 more books like this by Betsy Sheridan (Editor), William Le Fanu (Editor) In the 1780s Elizabeth (Betsy) Sheridan, the younger sister of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, kept a journal which she sent as weekly letters to her older sister Alicia in Dublin. The letters recount with a lively wit all the details of Betsy Sheridan's glittering social world--the round from London to Tunbridge Wells and Bath, her extensive contact ... see all copies from $2.34! first editions
25	The hours after midnight - : tales of terror and the supernatural more books like this by Sheridan Le Fanu, Des Hickey, Geoffrey Bourne-Taylor see all copies from $3.96! first editions

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