The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan Le Fanu: Volume 6-Including One Novel, 'Checkmate, ' and Six Short Stories of the Ghostly

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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan Le Fanu: Volume 6-Including One Novel, 'Checkmate, ' and Six Short Stories of the Ghostly
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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan Le Fanu: Volume 6-Including One Novel, 'Checkmate, ' and Six Short Stories of the Ghostly - Hardcover

The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of J. Sheridan Le Fanu: Volume 6-Including One Novel, 'Checkmate, ' and Six Short Stories of the Ghostly - Hardcover

by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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The sixth volume of an eight book collection from 'the grandfather of the ghost story'

Whilst many highly regarded writers have created collections of strange and supernatural fiction and several other authors are now primarily known for their literary efforts within this genre, the author of this large collection surely stands alone. Not only is his body of supernatural and gothic fiction extremely substantial, he wrote ghost and horror fiction if not exclusively then certainly as the subject matter of the overwhelming majority of his considerable literary output. His authorship of novels and stories of the other worldly began from the first part of the nineteenth century making him one of the earliest specialist exponents of the genre in the 'modern' period. He is widely regarded as a master of his craft, and it is certain that once he had set out to create a thrill or chill in the minds of his reader one was sure to follow! J. Sheridan Le Fanu was without doubt the premier writer of ghostly fiction during the Victorian age and his influence on the genre can be seen in the work of his peers and those who followed after. An Irishman, in 1861 Le Fanu became the editor of the 'Dublin University Magazine' and this gave his fiction ready access to the public. 'The House by the Churchyard' and 'Wylder's Hand' were originally published in the magazine. This special Leonaur edition of Le Fanu's weird and supernatural fiction runs to 8 substantial volumes and is possibly the most comprehensive collection of his work yet assembled. It includes his highly regarded novels and a plethora of shorter works designed to provoke fear and horror among his dedicated aficionados.
The long novel Checkmate and the short stories The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh; The Child That Went With the Fairies; What Was It?; Ultor De Lacy: a Legend of Cappercullen; Fireside Horrors For Christmas and The Questioning of Paddy Mullowney's Ghost.
All volumes are available in softcover and hardcover with dust jacket for collectors.
ISBN9780857061553
Author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
PublisherLeonaur Ltd
GenreLiterature
FormatHardcover
PublishedMay 2010
LanguageENG- English
Pages572
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was a pioneer of Victorian ghost stories and Gothic fiction. His most famous works centered women and explored cultural taboos of sexuality, gender non-normativity, and mental illness, His life ended in 1873, when he supposedly "died of fright," his death seeming to take after the stories he wrote. A master of craft, his stories continue to haunt audiences generations later. Rosemary Valero-O'Connell is a cartoonist and illustrator born in Minneapolis, raised in Zaragoza, and currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. She received her BFA in Comic Art from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2016, and has been making comics full time ever since. Her work has received two Eisner awards, four Ignatz awards, a Harvey, a Prism, a Society of Illustrators Gold Medal, and a Printz Honor.Poppy Z. Brite is the longtime pen name of Billy Martin. Since beginning his career in the small-press magazine The Horror Show in 1985, he has published eight novels including Lost Souls, Exquisite Corpse, and the Liquor series, as well as several short story collections and assorted nonfiction work. Brite is also the editor of the erotic horror anthologies Love in Vein and Love in Vein 2. He lives in New Orleans with his husband, the artist Grey Cross, and their cats.

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