In A Glass Darkly Mystery Horror Collection

Author : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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In a Glass Darkly is a collection of five different tales, presented as selections from the posthumous papers of the occult detective Dr. Martin Hesselius. The title is taken from 1 Corinthians 13:12, a deliberate misquotation of the passage which describes humanity as perceiving the world "through a glass darkly". "Green Tea" - An English clergyman named Jennings confides to Hesselius that he is being followed by a demon in the form of an ethereal monkey, invisible to everyone else, which is trying to invade his mind and destroy his life. Hesselius writes letters to a Dutch colleague about the victim's condition, which gets steadily worse with time as the creature steps up its methods, all of which are purely psychological. T "The Familiar"- A sea captain, living in Dublin, is stalked by "The Watcher", a strange dwarf who resembles a person from his past. "Mr. Justice Harbottle" - A cruel judge in the Court of Common Pleas, Elijah Harbottle, finds himself under attack by vengeful spirits, and in a disturbing dream he is condemned to death by a monstrous doppelgänger. The story is set between 1746 and 1748 "The Room in the Dragon Volan" - notable mystery story, in 26 chapters, which includes the theme of premature burial. "Carmilla"- A tale of a lesbian vampire, set in Styria, Austria. This story was to greatly influence Bram Stoker in writing Dracula. Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 – 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. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories".

Author : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 399 pages
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Release : 2023-11-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547678267

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In A Glass Darkly by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Pdf

In a Glass Darkly is a collection of five different tales, presented as selections from the posthumous papers of the occult detective Dr. Martin Hesselius. The title is taken from 1 Corinthians 13:12, a deliberate misquotation of the passage which describes humanity as perceiving the world "through a glass darkly". "Green Tea" - An English clergyman named Jennings confides to Hesselius that he is being followed by a demon in the form of an ethereal monkey, invisible to everyone else, which is trying to invade his mind and destroy his life. Hesselius writes letters to a Dutch colleague about the victim's condition, which gets steadily worse with time as the creature steps up its methods, all of which are purely psychological. "The Familiar"- A sea captain, living in Dublin, is stalked by "The Watcher", a strange dwarf who resembles a person from his past. "Mr. Justice Harbottle" - A cruel judge in the Court of Common Pleas, Elijah Harbottle, finds himself under attack by vengeful spirits, and in a disturbing dream he is condemned to death by a monstrous doppelgänger. The story is set between 1746 and 1748 "The Room in the Dragon Volan" - notable mystery story, in 26 chapters, which includes the theme of premature burial. "Carmilla"- A tale of a lesbian vampire, set in Styria, Austria. This story was to greatly influence Bram Stoker in writing Dracula. Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 – 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. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories".

Author : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 398 pages
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Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547391319

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In a Glass Darkly by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Pdf

In a Glass Darkly is a collection of five different tales, presented as selections from the posthumous papers of the occult detective Dr. Martin Hesselius. The title is taken from 1 Corinthians 13:12, a deliberate misquotation of the passage which describes humanity as perceiving the world "through a glass darkly". "Green Tea" - An English clergyman named Jennings confides to Hesselius that he is being followed by a demon in the form of an ethereal monkey, invisible to everyone else, which is trying to invade his mind and destroy his life. Hesselius writes letters to a Dutch colleague about the victim's condition, which gets steadily worse with time as the creature steps up its methods, all of which are purely psychological. T "The Familiar"- A sea captain, living in Dublin, is stalked by "The Watcher", a strange dwarf who resembles a person from his past. "Mr. Justice Harbottle" - A cruel judge in the Court of Common Pleas, Elijah Harbottle, finds himself under attack by vengeful spirits, and in a disturbing dream he is condemned to death by a monstrous doppelgänger. The story is set between 1746 and 1748 "The Room in the Dragon Volan" - notable mystery story, in 26 chapters, which includes the theme of premature burial. "Carmilla"- A tale of a lesbian vampire, set in Styria, Austria. This story was to greatly influence Bram Stoker in writing Dracula. Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 – 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. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories".

Author : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 359 pages
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Release : 2017-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026872832

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IN A GLASS DARKLY (Mystery & Horror Collection) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Pdf

In a Glass Darkly is a collection of five different tales, presented as selections from the posthumous papers of the occult detective Dr. Martin Hesselius. The title is taken from 1 Corinthians 13:12, a deliberate misquotation of the passage which describes humanity as perceiving the world "through a glass darkly". "Green Tea" - An English clergyman named Jennings confides to Hesselius that he is being followed by a demon in the form of an ethereal monkey, invisible to everyone else, which is trying to invade his mind and destroy his life. Hesselius writes letters to a Dutch colleague about the victim's condition, which gets steadily worse with time as the creature steps up its methods, all of which are purely psychological. T "The Familiar"- A sea captain, living in Dublin, is stalked by "The Watcher", a strange dwarf who resembles a person from his past. "Mr. Justice Harbottle" - A cruel judge in the Court of Common Pleas, Elijah Harbottle, finds himself under attack by vengeful spirits, and in a disturbing dream he is condemned to death by a monstrous doppelgänger. The story is set between 1746 and 1748 "The Room in the Dragon Volan" - notable mystery story, in 26 chapters, which includes the theme of premature burial. "Carmilla"- A tale of a lesbian vampire, set in Styria, Austria. This story was to greatly influence Bram Stoker in writing Dracula. Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 – 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. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories".

Author : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
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Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600053327

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In a Glass Darkly by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Pdf

Author : J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 434 pages
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Release : 2023-07-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9791041801879

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In a Glass Darkly by J. Sheridan Le Fanu Pdf

In a Glass Darkly is a collection of five short stories, presented as posthumous papers of cases of the “metaphysical” doctor Dr. Martin Hesselius. First appearing in “Green Tea,” originally published in 1869, Dr. Hesselius became one of the first literary occult detectives. J. Sheridan Le Fanu often made revisions to his work and re-released several under new names, including two from In a Glass Darkly: “The Familiar,” a revised version of “The Watcher,” published in 1851, and “Mr. Justice Harbottle,” a revised version of “An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street,” published in 1853. Most notably, this collection includes what is likely Sheridan Le Fanu’s most famous work, “Carmilla.” A young countess turned vampire, Countess Mircalla uses the anagram of her name, Carmilla, to disguise herself in order to prey on unsuspecting young women. “Carmilla” would heavily influence Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which would later become the prototypical vampire archetype.

Author : J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 301 pages
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Release : 2023-03-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368159627

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In a Glass Darkly by J. Sheridan Le Fanu Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.

Author : J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
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Release : 2016-09-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1537669842

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In a Glass Darkly by J. Sheridan Le Fanu Pdf

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish author best known for writing gothic tales and mystery novels. Le Fanu was also considered to be the best ghost-story writer in the nineteenth century and helped develop the genre in the Victorian era. Le Fanu's most popular books are Carmilla, Uncle Silas, and The House by the Churchyard.In a Glass Darkly, published in 1872, is a collection of the following classic stories:Green TeaThe FamiliarMr. Justice HarbottleThe Room in the Dragon VolantCarmilla

Author : J. Sheridan le Fanu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0243633696

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In a Glass Darkly by J. Sheridan le Fanu Pdf

Author : Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 386 pages
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Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1539179303

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In a Glass Darkly (Deseret Alphabet Edition) by Sheridan Le Fanu Pdf

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) 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. In a Glass Darkly (1872) is a collection of five stories of the macabre, presented as selections from the posthumous papers of the fictional occult detective Dr. Martin Hesselius. The last of these, the novella "Carmilla," is not only Le Fanu's most famous work, but is a significant landmark in the development of vampire fiction. In particular, it was a major influence on Bram Stoker's later Dracula. "Carmilla" is frequently published on its own and has been repeatedly adapted to film, opera, theater, television, and even as a web series. This book is in the Deseret Alphabet, a phonetic alphabet for writing English developed in the mid-19th century at the University of Deseret (now the University of Utah).

Author : J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 300 pages
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Release : 2017-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0265365597

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In a Glass Darkly, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint) by J. Sheridan Le Fanu Pdf

Excerpt from In a Glass Darkly, Vol. 1 of 3 It is related in a series of letters to his friend Professor Van Loo of Leyden. The professor was not a physician, but a chemist, and a man who read history and metaphysics and medicine, and had, in his day, written a play. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1181684570

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Author : Joseph Sheridan Lefanu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
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Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1502343371

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In a Glass Darkly by Joseph Sheridan Lefanu Pdf

Author : Jess Nevins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 275 pages
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Release : 2017-01-30
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9798216082101

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The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger by Jess Nevins Pdf

Using a broad array of historical and literary sources, this book presents an unprecedented detailed history of the superhero and its development across the course of human history. How has the concept of the superhero developed over time? How has humanity's idealization of heroes with superhuman powers changed across millennia—and what superhero themes remain constant? Why does the idea of a superhero remain so powerful and relevant in the modern context, when our real-life technological capabilities arguably surpass the imagined superpowers of superheroes of the past? The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger: The 4,000-Year History of the Superhero is the first complete history of superheroes that thoroughly traces the development of superheroes, from their beginning in 2100 B.C.E. with the Epic of Gilgamesh to their fully entrenched status in modern pop culture and the comic book and graphic novel worlds. The book documents how the two modern superhero archetypes—the Costumed Avengers and the superhuman Supermen—can be traced back more than two centuries; turns a critical, evaluative eye upon the post-Superman history of the superhero; and shows how modern superheroes were created and influenced by sources as various as Egyptian poems, biblical heroes, medieval epics, Elizabethan urban legends, Jacobean masques, Gothic novels, dime novels, the Molly Maguires, the Ku Klux Klan, and pulp magazines. This work serves undergraduate or graduate students writing papers, professors or independent scholars, and anyone interested in learning about superheroes.

Author : Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1542841305

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In a Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu Pdf

In a Glass Darkly (1872) is a collection of five tales presented as items drawn from the posthumous papers of Dr. Martin Hesselius, an occult detective. The short stories "Green Tea," "The Familiar," and "Mr. Justice Harbottle" each include elements which appear to be otherworldly, but which can be explained scientifically. The novella "The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a mystery, featuring a slow-witted narrator whose chivalrous nature gets him into trouble. Finally, the novella "Carmilla," Le Fanu's most famous work, is a fully supernatural tale featuring a lesbian vampire. This story greatly influenced Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), along with films like Vampyr (1932), and The Vampire Lovers (1970). Collectively, the stories in this volume represent some of Sheridan Le Fanu's finest and best known works of gothic fiction. The Classroom Classics collection from Necropolis Press features classic works of fiction with new cover art, introductions, explanatory footnotes, and study questions for classroom use.