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Checkmate (Paperback)
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Checkmate (Paperback)
Series: Mint Editions
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List price R543
Loot Price R460
Discovery Miles 4 600
You Save R83 (15%)
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Checkmate (1871) is a novel by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Although
less well-known than his more popular works of Gothic horror and
mystery, including the vampire novella Carmilla (1872) and the
novel The House by the Church-Yard (1863), Checkmate remains
central to Le Fanu's legacy as an innovator whose literary works
inspired Bram Stoker and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Walter Longcluse
is a mysterious gentleman, a drifter and self-made man whose
travels throughout France, Austria, and England resulted in his
accumulation of an immense personal fortune. With his calm demeanor
and general friendliness, he is quickly accepted into the inner
circle of the Arden family, a clan of aristocrats whose once
luxuriant star has lately dimmed due to unpaid debts and the murder
of one of their number. As Longcluse courts the lovely Alice, her
brother Richard enjoys the older man's company, and the two become
fast friends. One night, however, a visit to a gambling club brings
them face to face with Monsieur Lebas, a brutish figure who seems
to recognize Longcluse and, later that evening, is discovered to
have been murdered. As the story unfolds, clues planted discreetly
throughout the plot lead to Le Fanu's thrilling conclusion, which
contains a well-designed plot twist too sinister to imagine.
Checkmate is a tale of wealth and betrayal, a novel that raises
more questions than answers for the reader held under its spell.
With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's Checkmate is
a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.
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