Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873) was a highly influential Irish author, born in Dublin, whose work spread across the English-speaking world, where his impression can be found in the stories of Wilkie Collins, M.R. James, Bram Stoker and many others. Although trained as a lawyer, he became a writer of sensational literature, exploring the dark and fantastic, becoming one of the foundational purveyors of classic horror ghost stories, including his famous early work of vampire fiction Carmilla. His father was Richard Sheridan, playwright of The Rivals and The School for Scandal. This new collection of Le Fanu's stories, with a new foreword, is a must-read selection of classic writing.

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"This new collection of Le Fanu's stories, with a new foreword, is a must-read selection of classic horror writing." -- Concatenation

Jarlath Killeen (Foreword) is a Professor of Victorian Literature at the school of English, Trinity College Dublin. He has written extensively on Irish Gothic fiction and has edited a collection of essays on Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: 'Inspiring a Mysterious Terror'. 200 Years of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Peter Berg, 2016). He most recently co-edited a collection of essays with Christina Morin: Irish Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion (Edinburgh University Press, 2023).