The Purcell Papers; Volume 3

by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

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116 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1880

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.55⭐

Jim Sulivan's Adventures in the Great Snow 3.25⭐
A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family 5⭐
An Adventure of Hardress Fitzgerald, a Royalist Captain 3.25⭐
'The Quare Gander' 3.25⭐
Billy Malowney's Taste of Love and Glory 3⭐

[Ken B · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the third a final volume of "The Purcell Papers" and was my favorite of the three volumes. Included are:

Jim Sulivan's Adventures in the Great Snow (July 1839)
A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family (October 1839)
An Adventure of Hardress Fitzgerald, a Royalist Captain (February 1840)
The Quare Gander (October 1840)
Billy Maloney's Taste of Love and Glory (June 1850)

The three volumes combined are a great introduction the diverse works of Le Fanu, covering multiple genres.

5 STARS

[Harvey Dias · Rating 3 out of 5]

J.S. Le Fanu was an Irish contemporary of Edgar Allan Poe. There is a certain charm to his stories as they all take place in Ireland, usually Dublin or nearby, and in the 1600s-1800s. They are often narrated in an Irish dialect. That said, these collections can be mixed bags. The best story in this volume is "A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family".