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Joseph Le Fanu

The Watcher, and other weird storiesJ. Sheridan Le Fanu The Watcher, and other weird stories PREFACE Most of the tales in this volume were written prior to the publication of “Uncle Silas,” which is, perhaps, the novel by which my father is best known. All the stories, with the exception of “The ...

A Stable for Nightmares: or, Weird TalesLe Fanu Joseph Sheridan A Stable for Nightmares; or, Weird Tales DICKON THE DEVIL ABOUT thirty years ago I was selected by two rich old maids to visit a property in that part of Lancashire which lies near the famous forest of Pendle, with which Mr. Ainswort...

The Cock and AnchorCHAPTER I. THE "COCK AND ANCHOR" – TWO HORSEMEN – AND A SUPPER BY THE INN FIRECHAPTER II. A BED IN THE "COCK AND ANCHOR" – A LANTERN AND AN UGLY VISITOR BY THE BEDSIDECHAPTER III. THE LITTLE MAN IN BLUE AND SILVERCHAPTER IV. A SCARLET HOOD AMONG THE OLD TREES – THE MANOR OF MOR...

The Tenants of Malory. Volume 1Le Fanu Joseph Sheridan The Tenants of Malory, Volume 1 CHAPTER I CONCERNING TWO LADIES WHO SAT IN THE MALORY PEW There were tenants at last in Malory; and the curiosity of the honest residents of Cardyllian, the small and antique town close by, was at once piqued a...

CheckmateLe Fanu Joseph Sheridan Checkmate CHAPTER I MORTLAKE HALL There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house. It belonged to the family of Arden, once distinguished in the Northumbrian counties. About f...

Guy Deverell. Volume 1 of 2Le Fanu Joseph Sheridan Guy Deverell, v. 1 of 2 CHAPTER I Sir Jekyl Marlowe at the Plough Inn The pretty little posting station, known as the Plough Inn, on the Old London Road, where the Sterndale Road crosses it, was in a state of fuss and awe, at about five o'clock o...

Guy Deverell. Volume 2 of 2Le Fanu Joseph Sheridan Guy Deverell, v. 2 of 2 CHAPTER I Lady Alice and Varbarriere tête-à-tête in the Library "Well, he told you something, did not he?" persisted Lady Alice."In the sense of a distinct disclosure, nothing," said the Bishop, looking demurely over his h...

Willing to Die: A NovelLe Fanu Joseph Sheridan Willing to Die: A Novel TO THE READERFirst, I must tell you how I intend to relate my story. Having never before undertaken to write a long narrative, I have considered and laid down a few rules which I shall observe. Some of these are unquestionably...

In a Glass Darkly. Volume 3/3Le Fanu Joseph Sheridan In a Glass Darkly, v. 3/3 CHAPTER XXIV. HOPE She had scarcely set down my heavy box, which she seemed to have considerable difficulty in raising on the table, when the door of the room in which I had seen the coffin, opened, and a sinister and ...

The Tenants of Malory. Volume 2Le Fanu Joseph Sheridan The Tenants of Malory, Volume 2 CHAPTER I IN THE OAK PARLOUR – A MEETING AND PARTING "Gossiping place Cardyllian is," said Miss Anne Sheckleton, after they had walked on a little in silence. "What nonsense the people do talk. I never heard an...