J. Sheridan Le Fanu

J. Sheridan Le Fanu was born in 1814 and died in 1873. Their most popular book is Carmilla with 907 saves and an average rating of 3.82.
Their next book, Caramelle & Carmilla, is scheduled for release on 10/14/2025.

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

32 primary books60 released books

Authored 2% of series

British Library Tales of the Weird

British Library Tales of the Weird is a 60-book series with 60 released primary works first released in 1735 with contributions by Albert Richard Wetjen, Ward Muir, and Frank H. Shaw.

From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea

The Face in the Glass and Other Gothic Tales

Series

1 released 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.