SHERIDAN LE FANU - Ultimate Collection: 65+ Novels & Short Stories (Including Poetry Collections and Biography) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Irish Gothic: 65+ Victorian Ghosts and MysteriesBy Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Length232h 54m
About this audiobook
This expansive collection gathers more than sixty-five works by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, including landmark novels, tales of supernatural terror, poetry, and biographical material, offering a comprehensive view of one of Victorian literature's great architects of suspense. From the psychological menace of Uncle Silas to the spectral ambiguities of In a Glass Darkly and the influential vampire novella Carmilla, Le Fanu's fiction blends Gothic inheritance with realist precision, legal intrigue, Irish settings, and a subtle theology of fear. His style is atmospheric, restrained, and insinuating, preferring dread, secrecy, and moral uncertainty to sensational excess. Born in Dublin in 1814 into a Huguenot-Irish Protestant family, Le Fanu was shaped by the religious tensions, political unease, and decaying aristocratic worlds of nineteenth-century Ireland. Trained in law but drawn to journalism and fiction, he edited influential periodicals and wrote with an insider's knowledge of social anxiety, inheritance disputes, spiritual doubt, and domestic imprisonment. Personal bereavement and reclusion deepened the melancholy intelligence of his later work. This volume is highly recommended for readers of Gothic fiction, Victorian studies, Irish literature, and the genealogy of horror. It reveals Le Fanu not merely as a precursor to Dracula, but as a master of ambiguity, atmosphere, and haunted consciousness.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
Audiobook details
GenreHorror
Length232 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 15, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Novels & Novellas
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6Uncle Silas (pt. 1)
7Uncle Silas (pt. 2)
8Uncle Silas (pt. 3)
9Uncle Silas (pt. 4)
10Uncle Silas (pt. 5)
11Uncle Silas (pt. 6)
12Uncle Silas (pt. 7)
13Uncle Silas (pt. 8)
14The Cock and Anchor (pt. 1)
15The Cock and Anchor (pt. 2)
16The Cock and Anchor (pt. 3)
17The Cock and Anchor (pt. 4)
18The Cock and Anchor (pt. 5)
19The Cock and Anchor (pt. 6)
20The Cock and Anchor (pt. 7)
21The Cock and Anchor (pt. 8)
22The House by the Church-Yard (pt. 1)
23The House by the Church-Yard (pt. 2)
24The House by the Church-Yard (pt. 3)
25The House by the Church-Yard (pt. 4)
26The House by the Church-Yard (pt. 5)
27The House by the Church-Yard (pt. 6)
28The House by the Church-Yard (pt. 7)
29The House by the Church-Yard (pt. 8)
30The House by the Church-Yard (pt. 9)
31The House by the Church-Yard (pt. 10)
32Wylder’s Hand (pt. 1)
33Wylder’s Hand (pt. 2)
34Wylder’s Hand (pt. 3)
35Wylder’s Hand (pt. 4)
36Wylder’s Hand (pt. 5)
37Wylder’s Hand (pt. 6)
38Wylder’s Hand (pt. 7)
39Wylder’s Hand (pt. 8)
40Wylder’s Hand (pt. 9)
41Guy Deverell (pt. 1)
42Guy Deverell (pt. 2)
43Guy Deverell (pt. 3)
44Guy Deverell (pt. 4)
45Guy Deverell (pt. 5)
46Guy Deverell (pt. 6)
47Guy Deverell (pt. 7)
48The Tenants of Malory (pt. 1)
49The Tenants of Malory (pt. 2)
50The Tenants of Malory (pt. 3)
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Reign Of AngelsBen Reeder8h 54m5.0 (1)$20
We’re AliveKc Wayland5h 10m$15
The Undead PoolKim Harrison16h 13m$33 · $0.00
Glacier's EdgeR. A. Salvatore13h 44m$33 · $0.00
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