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Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 —1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. Combining detective with gothic romance, "Checkmate" tells the story of a rich man Walter Longcluse, who, through a relationship with Alice Wynderbroke and her family, falls into a whirlpool of terrible events, including murder. This book is an excellent example of the well-written sensation novel.
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2018 |
Eerily vivid and yet never devoid of the beat of the human heart, Classic Tales of Horror presents the work of some of the world's most celebrated horror writers. This compilation is designed to provide both a gripping read and glimpses of life beyond the realm of the everyday. Spooks and inexplicable things that go bump in the night have long exercised creative imaginations and provided source material for our greatest story-tellers, as this memorable collection confirms.
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан, Mary Shelley, Bierce Ambrose |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 2022 |
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. "The Haunted Baronet" is a part of an extraordinary collection of ghost stories. Full of mystery, thrilling revelations and paranormal, this collection is perfect for a sophisticated reader.
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2019 |
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 —1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most infl uential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. With the tradition of collecting the best tales about ghosts, "Ghostly Tales" incorporates four brilliant stories, such as "Ghost Stories of Chapelizod" and "The Ghost and the Bone-setter" and "The Mysterious Lodger".
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2018 |
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. "Ghost Stories of Chapelizod" is a collection of three brief mystical stories — "The Village Bully", "The Sexton's Adventure" and "The Spectre Lovers" - set in the suburban village of Chapelizod.
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2019 |
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. "Dickon the Devil" is an early work by the author. It was originally published in 1872. It is a part of "Ghostly Tales" — the most extensive collection of the author's works, containing eleven atmospheric and supernatural stories.
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2019 |
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814—1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. As an excellent example of a. Victorian mystery, "Guy Deverell" has everything you need: an old countryside manor house with a set of colorful characters and ambiguous relationships between them. Treason, intrigues, conspiracy and a burning desire for revenge — what a wonderful way to start an exciting and unpredictable story!
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2018 |
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 —1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. "In a Glass Darkly" is a collection of mystery stories presented as cases of the occult detective Dr. Martin Hesselius, who believes that ghosts can be real. Three stories are included in this book: Green Tea, The Familiar, and Mr. Justice Harbottle.
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2018 |
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. "In a Glass Darkly" is a collection of mystery stories presented as cases of the occult detective Dr. Martin Hesselius, who believes that ghosts can be real.
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2019 |
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814—1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. Filled with mystery and gothic horror elements, "The Room in the Dragon Volant" takes place in post-Napoleonic Wars France. Young Englishman Richard Beckett falls in love with the mysterious Countess. To be closer to her, he takes a room in the "Dragon Volant" inn, which has a rather nasty reputation.
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2018 |
This beautiful jacketed hardcover brings together 23 chilling tales by landmark gothic writers, including Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Sheridan Le Fanu, Sir Walter Scott and many more. Gothic fiction emerged in the 18th century, recognized for its bleak and sinister landscapes which housed unnatural forces of evil. Often controversial in their time, these stories pushed the boundaries of what was possible in fiction and evoked unsettling emotions as they told their tales of mysterious places,...
| Автор | Мери Шелли, Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан, Poe Edgar Allan |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке |
| Год | 2021 |
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. Filled with mystery, "The Evil Guest" is a murder story set in Victorian era England. It tells a story of Richard Marston, who lives in poverty with his family. His house slowly decays, and moral principles fade away. This decline reaches its critical point when inhabitants of the mansion find Marston's rich cousin dead in one of the rooms. But who...
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2019 |
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 —1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. Filled with mystery, "The Evil Guest" is a murder story set in Victorianera England. It tells a story of Richard Marston, who lives in poverty with his family. His house slowly decays, and moral principles fade away. This decline reaches its critical point when inhabitants of the mansion find Marston's rich cousin dead in one of the rooms....
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2018 |
The House by the Churchyard is a novel bySheridan Le Fanu published in 1863 that combineselements of the mystery novel and the historicalnovel. Set in the village of Chapelizod, near Dublin,in the 1760s the story opens with the accidentaldisinterment of an old skull in the churchyard,and an eerie late-night funeral. This discovery relatesto murders, both recent and historical whoserepercussions disrupt the complacent pace of villageaffairs and change the lives of many of its notablecharacters...
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2018 |
In these six stories, strange and frightening things happen. Dead people return as ghosts. One ghost returns to catch a murderer; another ghost brings bad luck and death; and another gives warning of danger. You may or may not believe in ghosts, but we all enjoy a good story.
Retold by Louise Greenwood.
| Автор | Hood Tom, Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан, Lemon Mark |
| Жанр | Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке, Художественная литература на английском языке |
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. While being one of the early works, "The Mysterious Lodger" is still considered as a fine example of horror fiction classics by one of the most prominent authors of the genre.
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2019 |
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. "The Purcell Papers" is a collection of early works of the author, united by one vivid dark theme. All these stories are a prime example of Victorian Gothic art, which inspired a whole genre.
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан |
| Год | 2019 |
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814—1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels, one of the most influential ghost story writers of the nineteenth century. "The Purcell Papers I" is a collection of early works of the author, united by one vivid dark theme. All these stories are a prime example of Victorian Gothic art, which inspired a whole genre.
| Автор | Ле Фаню Джозеф Шеридан, Le Fanu |
| Жанр | Классическая проза |
| Год | 2018 |