J. Sheridan Le Fanu

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

J. Sheridan Le Fanu was born in 1814 and died in 1873. Their most popular book is Carmilla with 1554 saves and an average rating of 3.77.

Author Bio

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the 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.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

42 primary books58 released books

Authored 2% of series

British Library Tales of the Weird

British Library Tales of the Weird is a 58-book series with 42 released primary works first released in 1886 with contributions by Albert Richard Wetjen, Ward Muir, and Frank H. Shaw.

#1
From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea
#2
Haunted Houses: Two Novels
#4
Mortal Echoes
#6
The Platform Edge
#7
The Face in the Glass and Other Gothic Tales

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror

Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror is a 1-book series first released in 1928 with contributions by C.E. Bechhofer Roberts, E.C. Bentley, and Eden Phillpotts.

Series

4 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Horror Martínez Roca

Horror Martínez Roca is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1986.

Series

3 primary books2 released books

Authored 0% of series

Fontana's "Great Ghost Stories" Series

Fontana's "Great Ghost Stories" Series is a 2-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1964.

#1
The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
#3
The 3rd Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

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1 primary book

Authored 0% of series

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories is a 1-book series first released in 1964.

#1
The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

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5 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Magical Creatures

Magical Creatures is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1819 with contributions by John William Polidori and Anne Crawford.

The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre
El vampiro
Il vampiro
The Vampyre;  A Tale
The Vampyre: A Tale

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1 primary book0 released books

Authored 0% of series

In a Glass Darkly

In a Glass Darkly is a 0-book series .