Publisher's Synopsis
IN A GLASS DARKLY (1872) is a three volume collection of five short stories in the horror and mystery genres, presented as the posthumous papers of the occult detective Dr Hesselius: In this Volume One, the Daemonic monkey in "Green Tea" could be a delusion of the story's protagonist, who is the only person to see it; in "The Familiar," Captain Barton's death seems to be supernatural, but is not actually witnessed, and the ghostly owl may be a real bird. "Mr Justice Harbottle" is better known as "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street" Le Fanu's best tales, such as the vampire novella Carmilla, (In Volume Three) remain some of the most powerful in the genre. He had enormous influence on one of the 20th century's most important ghost story writers, M. R. James, and although his work fell out of favour in the early part of the 20th century, towards the end of the century interest in his work increased and remains comparatively strong. Today's reader will be able to explore one's own vision of the details through Le Fanu's style and technique. Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 - 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was a leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. Born at 45 Lower Dominick Street, Dublin, into a literary family of Huguenot, Irish and English descent he was best known for his mystery and horror fiction. He was a meticulous craftsman and frequently reworked plots and ideas from his earlier writing in subsequent pieces. Many of his novels, for example, are expansions and refinements of earlier short stories. He specialized in tone and effect rather than shock horror, enjoyed leaving important details mysteriously unexplained and avoided overt supernatural imagery. This is a writer for a mind that enjoys exploration. SORCERESS CAGLIASTRO and NORTH SEA TALES INC. have created the RESCUING KNOWLEDGE PROJECT to offer lost books to modern readers www.northseatales.com
