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Best Ghost Stories of J. S. LeFanu
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4 out of 5
Based on 1,675 Ratings and 56 Reviews

Book Description
Le Fanu is a Victorian writer who, along with Edgar A. Poe before him, invented the unity of mood and economy of means that characterizes the modern horror short story. Jack Sullivan, in Horror Literature, maintains that "Le Fanu was more revolutionary than Poe, for he began the process of dismantling the Gothic props and placing the supernatural tale in everyday settings." These quietly elegant t... More
Book Information
PublisherDover Publications
BindingPaperback (7 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages467
ISBN-100486204154
ISBN-13978-0486204154
Publication Date06/01/1964
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About J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Author) : J. Sheridan Le Fanu is a published author. Published credits of J. Sheridan Le Fanu include Gothic Classics: Graphic Classics Volume 14 (Graphic Classics (Graphic Novels)) and Children of the Night: S... more
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