Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Fiction & Literature, Short Stories
Cover of the book Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Read Books Ltd.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu ISBN: 9781473377868
Publisher: Read Books Ltd. Publication: October 20, 2015
Imprint: Obscure Press Language: English
Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
ISBN: 9781473377868
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Publication: October 20, 2015
Imprint: Obscure Press
Language: English

This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1838. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrights, and his niece Rhoda Broughton would go on to become a successful novelist. Le Fanu entered Trinity College, Dublin to study law. While there, he was elected Auditor of the College Historical Society, and between 1838 and 1840 published his first series of short stories, which were later collected as The Purcell Papers. At his peak, le Fanu was the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century, and he is now seen as central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. His work is credited with turning the Gothic's focus from the external sources of horror to the inward effects of terror, thus helping to create the psychological basis for supernaturalist literature that continues to this day. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1838. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrights, and his niece Rhoda Broughton would go on to become a successful novelist. Le Fanu entered Trinity College, Dublin to study law. While there, he was elected Auditor of the College Historical Society, and between 1838 and 1840 published his first series of short stories, which were later collected as The Purcell Papers. At his peak, le Fanu was the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century, and he is now seen as central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. His work is credited with turning the Gothic's focus from the external sources of horror to the inward effects of terror, thus helping to create the psychological basis for supernaturalist literature that continues to this day. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.

More books from Read Books Ltd.

Cover of the book American Grape Training - An Account of the Leading Forms Now in Use of Training the American Grapes by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book The Unbearable Bassington by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book Folklore In Mongolia by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book How to Know People by their Hands by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book Four-And-Twenty Blackbirds by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book Raggedy Ann in the Deep Deep Woods - Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book All About the Little Small Red Hen - Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book Folks from Dixie by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book Leather Work - A Practical Manual for Learners by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book The Art of Violin Playing for Players and Teachers by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes - Illustrated by Kate Greenaway by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book The Oxford Book of American Essays by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book Industrial Biography - Iron Workers and Tool Makers by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book Working Terriers - Their Management, Training and Work, Etc. by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Cover of the book Ornamentation in J.S. Bach's Organ Works by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy