PROLOGUE
Upon a paper attached to the Narrative which follows,
Doctor Hesselius has written a rather elaborate note,
which he accompanies with a reference to his Essay
on the strange subject which the...
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Considered "the father of the English ghost story," Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) is recognized for combining Gothic literary conventions with realistic technique to create tales of...
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The son of Thomas Philip and Emma Dobbin Le Fanu, Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was born in Dublin on 28 August 1814. His family belonged to the professional and upper classes and were related to sev...
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During his lifetime Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was a moderately successful novelist in terms of both critical acclaim and the sales of his books. After his death his reputation slid into the typical decl...
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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu wrote fifteen novels, ranging from historical romances to mysteries, as well as essays, poetry, patriotic ballads, sentimental lyrics, and journalistic pieces. Yet it is largel...
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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's contribution to supernatural horror fiction is signally important because he was virtually the first writer to produce ghost stories in Britain. Emerging shortly after the he...
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In the excerpt below, Nethercot points out parallels between Le Fanu's story "Carmilla" and Coleridge's poem "Christabel. "
Several years ago in a study of...
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Carmilla
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Critical Essay by Arthur H. Nethercot
