About this title: '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 Irish folklore, and even on the social and political anxieties of his Anglo-Irish contemporaries. In exploring sometimes inexplicable terrors, the tales focus on the unease of the haunted men and women who encounter the supernatural, rather than on ...
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Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780192839473ISBN:0192839470
Description: Good with no dust jacket. 0192839470. Softbound, light wear/soil, crease at spine/lower front corner, hole-punch on lower rear cover, name marked out on inside cover, pgs clean/white; 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9781853262654ISBN:185326265X
Description: Good. OCCASIONAL PENCILLED ANNOTATION. USUAL SIGNS OF A WELL READ BOOK BUT GOOD OVERALL CONDITION SECURE DAILY POSTING FROM UK. 30 DAY GUARANTEE. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9781853262654ISBN:185326265X
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2008-09-15
ISBN-13:9780199537983ISBN:0199537984
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780199537983. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780192828057ISBN:0192828053
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Aegypan
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781598181463ISBN:1598181467
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Excellent clean tight condition; NO dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 332 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: ANNOTATED ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780199537983ISBN:0199537984
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 384 pages. `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 ni*n*e*t*eenth-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 irish folklore, and even on the social and political anxieties of his anglo-irish contemporaries. in exploring ... read more
Description: *Helping and promoting global literacy since 1961* 288 pp., original green cloth (hardback), covers faded at edges, else near very good in a poor dust jacket. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780199537983ISBN:0199537984
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 196x129 mm. (384) `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 ni*n*e*t*eenth-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 irish folklore, and even on the social and political anxieties of his anglo-irish contemporaries. in ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Gill and Macmillan (1990), Great Britain
Date Published: 1990
Description: Very Good. No Jacket, in Wrapper. Very good++ in wraps, former owners sticker W/ edge wear, scratches, yellowing, handling stains. read more
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 8 by 5 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00284 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9 by 6 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00364 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Peter Davies
Date Published: c1945
Description: Illus by Edward Ardizzone. Almost very good book. A collection of five short stories of gothic horror and mystery, originally published in 1872: Green Tea, The Familiar, Mr Justice Harbottle, The Room in the Dragon Volant and Carmilla. Orange cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations to text throughout. The Covent Garden Library. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine and cover edges faded. Light crease to front cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper, small ink spot to pastedown. ... read more
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Lehmann, (London)
Date Published: (1947)
Description: First edition. Introduction by V.S. Pritchett. Owner name on front fly, spine faded and boards lightly soiled, else near fine without dustwrapper. read more
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