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The House by the Church-Yard

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

The House by the Church-yard (1863) is a novel by Sheridan Le Fanu that combines elements of the mystery novel and the historical novel. The novel begins with a prologue in the voice of an old man, Charles de Cresseron, that is set in Chapelizod, Ireland, roughly a century after the events of the novel proper.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publish Date: Nov 9th, 2017
  • Pages: 602
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 1.22in - 1.75lb
  • EAN: 9781979594547
  • Categories: Romance - Paranormal - General

About the Author

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 - 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was a 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.