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 largely for his more than forty short stories--often stories...
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 heyday of the Gothic novel, Le Fanu's work offered a muc...
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 decline, and only two or three of his novels remained in p...
for the rural reprobate of stories by H.E. Bates, see My Uncle Silas Uncle Silas is a Victorian Gothic mystery/thriller novel by the Anglo-Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It is notable as one of the earliest examples of the locked room mystery...
Byline: M.S. Mason Television critic of The Christian Science Monitor "Silas is an old country rogue," says Albert Finney of his role in Masterpiece Theatre's My Uncle Silas (PBS, Nov. 26, 9-11 p.m., check local listings). But, of course, Silas is much more...
KEVIN T. CZERWINSKI, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 06-02-1995 SILAS HEADING FOR SUNS By KEVIN T. CZERWINSKI, Staff Writer Date: 06-02-1995, Friday Section: SPORTS Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early...
On ActingQ – What inspired you to become an actress?A – I loved the ballet and theatre from an early age, so acting had always been on the cards. But the real epiphany came when I started acting in school plays. It was then that...
