The Haunted Baronet And Others: Ghost Stories 1861-70 - Hardcover

Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1553100565 ISBN 13: 9781553100560

Publisher: Ash Tree Pr, 2003

Synopsis

This is the second volume in a three volume set of the complete supernatural short stories of J. Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-73) published by Ash-Tree Press. This volume covers the period between 1861 and 1870, when Le Fanu - devastated by the death of his wife Susan three years earlier - retreated to the sanctuary of his home in Dublin, rarely thereafter appearing in public: a way of life which caused him to be dubbed 'The Invisible Prince' by Dublin society. He was by no means a recluse - he remained deeply devoted to his four children and close family friends - but his isolation resulted in a string of long, complex novels and a body of supernatural fiction remarkable in its atmosphere, intensity, and dark implication. Among the tales from these years are such classic ghost stories as 'Squire Toby's Will' and 'Green Tea', as well as the title story, a short novel which is the author's most elaborate exploration of the conjunction between the natural and spiritual worlds.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ash Tree Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1553100565
• ISBN 13: 9781553100560
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: Rockhill Jim