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J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Born

in Dublin, Ireland

August 28, 1814

Died

February 07, 1873

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Horror, Short Stories

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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". Three of his best-known works are Uncle Silas, Carmilla and The House by the Churchyard. ...more

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	Carmilla 3.86 avg rating — 223,917 ratings — published 1872 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Silas 3.74 avg rating — 7,378 ratings — published 1864 — 1022 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In a Glass Darkly 3.84 avg rating — 6,113 ratings — published 1872 — 295 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best Ghost Stories of J.S. Le Fanu by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, E.F. Bleiler (Editor) 4.15 avg rating — 1,710 ratings — published 1872 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Tea 3.25 avg rating — 2,106 ratings — published 1872 — 172 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Madam Crowl's Ghost & Other Stories by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, M.R. James (Editor) 3.73 avg rating — 883 ratings — published 1870 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Room in the Dragon Volant 3.47 avg rating — 582 ratings — published 1872 — 204 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House by the Churchyard 3.65 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 1863 — 363 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La storia segreta di una contessa irlandese by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Valentina Pesci (Translator) 3.94 avg rating — 497 ratings — published 1838 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Schalken the Painter 3.53 avg rating — 402 ratings — published 1839 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan Le Fanu (8 books)
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