For the first time in publishing history readers can enjoy the complete works of Sheridan Le Fanu, the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century, whose groundbreaking works were central to the development of the Gothic genre in the Victorian era. This comprehensive eBook is complemented with numerous illustrations, informative introductions, scarce texts and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Le Fanu's life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* ALL 14 novels, with individual contents tables
* Rare novels like THE FORTUNES OF COLONEL TORLOGH O’BRIEN appearing for the first time in digital publishing history
* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Several novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork
* Rare novellas from CHRONICLES OF GOLDEN FRIARS, available nowhere else
* The complete 54 short stories – with many supernatural tales appearing here for the first time
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories
* Includes Le Fanu's poetry and memoir - spend hours exploring the author’s diverse works
* Special criticism section, with two detailed essays evaluating Le Fanu’s contribution to literature
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
* UPDATED with 8 rare uncollected short stories, appearing in digital print for the first time
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CONTENTS:
The Novels
THE COCK AND ANCHOR
THE FORTUNES OF COLONEL TORLOGH O’BRIEN
THE HOUSE BY THE CHURCH-YARD
WYLDER’S HAND
UNCLE SILAS
GUY DEVERELL
ALL IN THE DARK
THE TENANTS OF MALORY
A LOST NAME
HAUNTED LIVES
THE WYVERN MYSTERY
CHECKMATE
THE ROSE AND THE KEY
WILLING TO DIE
The Shorter Fiction
THE PURCELL PAPERS
GHOST STORIES AND TALES OF MYSTERY
GHOSTLY TALES
CHRONICLES OF GOLDEN FRIARS
IN A GLASS DARKLY
SPALATRO
A STABLE FOR NIGHTMARES
UNCOLLECTED TALES
The Tales
LIST OF TALES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF TALES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Poems
THE POETRY OF SHERIDAN LE FANU
The Criticism
A FORGOTTEN CREATOR OF GHOSTS: JOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU by Edna Kenton
SHERIDAN LE FANU by E. F. Benson
The Memoir
MEMOIR OF JOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU
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