Madam Crowl's Ghost and The Dead Sexton [with Biographical Introduction]

by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Madam Crowl's Ghost and The Dead Sexton [with Biographical Introduction]

Genres: Horror, Short Stories, Classics

42 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 25, 1871

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

[JoAnn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great ghost stories!

[Anissa Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gothic horror

Started with Uncle Silas ,then Camilla,and now these 2 short stories! ! I'm looking forward to reading another book by this author !

[Julie-Anne Borgias · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good example of the traditional English Folk Ghost Story genre.

[Gary Howes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading these stories of an older age well worth reading definitely worth the five stars in my opinion good classic literature a truly good author of his days