Delphi Complete Works of Sheridan Le Fanu

For the first time in publishing history readers can enjoy the complete works of Sheridan Le Fanu, the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century, whose groundbreaking works were central to the development of the Gothic genre in the Victorian era. This comprehensive eBook is complemented with numerous illustrations, informative introductions, scarce texts and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Le Fanu's life and works

Concise introductions to the novels and other texts

ALL 14 novels, with individual contents tables

Rare novels like THE FORTUNES OF COLONEL TORLOGH O’BRIEN appearing for the first time in digital publishing history

Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts

Excellent formatting of the texts

Several novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork

Rare novellas from CHRONICLES OF GOLDEN FRIARS, available nowhere else

The complete 54 short stories – with many supernatural tales appearing here for the first time

Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories

Includes Le Fanu's poetry and memoir - spend hours exploring the author’s diverse works

Special criticism section, with two detailed essays evaluating Le Fanu’s contribution to literature

Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

CONTENTS:

The Novels

THE COCK AND ANCHOR

THE FORTUNES OF COLONEL TORLOGH O’BRIEN

THE HOUSE BY THE CHURCH-YARD

WYLDER’S HAND

UNCLE SILAS

GUY DEVERELL

ALL IN THE DARK

THE TENANTS OF MALORY

A LOST NAME

HAUNTED LIVES

THE WYVERN MYSTERY

CHECKMATE

THE ROSE AND THE KEY

WILLING TO DIE

The Shorter Fiction

THE PURCELL PAPERS

GHOST STORIES AND TALES OF MYSTERY

GHOSTLY TALES

CHRONICLES OF GOLDEN FRIARS

IN A GLASS DARKLY

SPALATRO

A STABLE FOR NIGHTMARES

UNCOLLECTED TALES

The Tales

LIST OF TALES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

LIST OF TALES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

The Poems

THE POETRY OF SHERIDAN LE FANU

The Criticism

A FORGOTTEN CREATOR OF GHOSTS: JOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU by Edna Kenton

SHERIDAN LE FANU by E. F. Benson

The Memoir

MEMOIR OF JOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU