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Mysterious and Horrific Stories (Paperback)
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Mysterious and Horrific Stories (Paperback)
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Mysterious and Horrific Stories is a collection of Gothic tales by
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Although he is more widely known today for
his novella Carmilla (1872), which influenced Bram Stoker's Dracula
(1897) and remains an important work of early vampire fiction, Le
Fanu was also an influential figure in mid-nineteenth century Irish
literature as a writer and editor for the Dublin University
Magazine. Mysterious and Horrific Stories collects fifteen of Le
Fanu's finest works of short fiction from across his storied
career. In "The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh," a man returns home
after years abroad accompanied by a strange, shadowy companion.
Under mysterious circumstances, Sir Robert has amassed a tremendous
fortune and seems either unwilling or unable to reveal the truth
behind his sudden rise to wealth. In "Schalken the Painter," a
young Dutch apprentice falls in love with his master's young niece,
the beautiful Rose Velderkaust. Fearful of angering the great
painter Gerard Douw, whom he worries would reject a marriage
proposal from a struggling artist, he keeps silent about his
affections. When an older, wealthier man proposes to Rose, Douw
consents to their marriage despite the man's unsettling appearance.
"The Drunkard's Dream" is a tale of horror in which a man receives
a powerful and terrifying vision of Hell. Alongside twelve more
tales of ghosts and other supernatural forces, including "An
Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House" and "The Child That Went
With the Fairies," these selections from Le Fanu's body of work
continue to entertain and astound nearly two centuries after they
first appeared in print. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Joseph Sheridan
Le Fanu's Mysterious and Horrific Stories is a classic of Irish
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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