The House by the Church-Yard (1863) is a novel by Joseph Sheridan
Le Fanu. An important source for James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake,
The House by the Church-Yard is a hybrid of the mystery and
historical genres of fiction. With its complex use of side plots
and extensive frame narrative, the novel is central to Le Fanu’s
legacy as an innovator whose literary works inspired Bram Stoker
and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. During a routine interment at a
churchyard in the historic village of Chapelizod, a grave is
disturbed revealing a skull buried a century earlier. Upon
examination, a gruesome discovery is made—not only does the skull
show signs of severe head trauma, it contains a hole from an
emergency trepanning procedure. Stirred by the discovery, an old
man named Charles de Cresseron pieces together the story of a time
the village had nearly forgotten. In the eighteenth century, a
coffin was secretly buried in the churchyard, with no defining
characteristics except for the initials “R.D.” As the story
unfolds, it becomes clear that this burial is somehow related to a
series of mysterious events—a love triangle between a general’s
daughter, a local official, and a man who has taken residence in a
home rumored to be haunted; the suicide of a disgraced prisoner;
and a rivalry between a deeply indebted doctor and the agent of a
local lord whose home has been infiltrated by a dubious imposter.
As these plots swirl and converge, The House by the Church-Yard
emerges as a masterpiece of suspense, a thriller that delights its
reader just as much as it demands their attention. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s The House by the
Church-Yard is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern
readers.
General
Imprint: |
Graphic Arts Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Mint Editions |
Release date: |
September 2021 |
Authors: |
Joseph Sheridan Lefanu
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Contributors: |
Mint Editions
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
560 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5132-0898-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5132-0898-5 |
Barcode: |
9781513208985 |
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