30+ GHOSTLY TALES - Sheridan Le Fanu Edition (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Victorian Gothic hauntings: Carmilla, Madam Crowl's Ghost, and other classic Irish supernatural talesBy Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Length41h 47m
About this audiobook
30+ GHOSTLY TALES - Sheridan Le Fanu Edition gathers the spectral fiction of one of the nineteenth century's most subtle architects of unease. These tales move through haunted houses, ancestral secrets, revenants, doubles, and morally burdened consciences, favoring atmosphere and psychological dread over crude sensation. Written in the Gothic tradition yet anticipating modern supernatural fiction, Le Fanu's prose is elegant, suggestive, and legally precise in its handling of testimony, rumor, and suppressed truth. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873), an Irish writer and journalist, was shaped by the political, religious, and social tensions of Anglo-Irish life. His familiarity with old estates, clerical anxieties, folklore, and the fragility of social reputation gave his ghost stories their distinctive authority. As editor and storyteller, he understood how fear circulates through documents, conversations, and half-remembered events, transforming ordinary domestic spaces into sites of metaphysical disturbance. This collection is highly recommended for readers of Gothic literature, Victorian fiction, and refined supernatural horror. Those who admire M. R. James, Henry James, or Bram Stoker will find here an essential precursor: a master of ambiguity whose ghosts reveal not only the terror of the unseen, but the deeper hauntedness of memory, guilt, and history.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (19)
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GenreHorror
Length41 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 15, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
130+ GHOSTLY TALES - Sheridan Le Fanu Edition (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Green Tea
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6The Familiar
7Mr Justice Harbottle
8Carmilla (pt. 1)
9Carmilla (pt. 2)
10The Ghost and the Bone Setter
11The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh
12The Drunkard’s Dream
13Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter
14A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family
15The Haunted Baronet (pt. 1)
16The Haunted Baronet (pt. 2)
17The Haunted Baronet (pt. 3)
18Madam Crowl's Ghost
19Squire Toby's Will
20Dickon the Devil
21The Child That Went with the Fairies
22The White Cat of Drumgunniol
23An Account of Some Strange Distrubances in Aungier Street
24Ghost Stories of Chapelizod
25Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling
26Sir Dominick’s Bargain
27Ultor de Lacy
28The Vision of Tom Chuff
29Stories of Lough Guir
30The Evil Guest (pt. 1)
31The Evil Guest (pt. 2)
32The Evil Guest (pt. 3)
33Laura Silver Bell
34The Murdered Cousin
35The Mysterious Lodger
36An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House
37The Dead Sexton
38A Debt of Honor
39Haunted
40Pichon and Sons, of the Croix Rousse
41The Spirit’s Whisper
42What Was it?
43Analysis
44Reflection
45Memorable Quotes
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