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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. M. R. James described... Read Full Overview

Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure. She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home. The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd,... Read Full Overview

Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure. She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home. The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd,... Read Full Overview

Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton is a gothic horror novella written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. The story is set in a small English village and follows the mysterious events that occur after the death of a sexton. The sexton's widow, Madam Crowl, begins to experience strange... Read Full Overview

Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure. She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home. The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd,... Read Full Overview

Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure. She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home. The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd,... Read Full Overview

Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton is a gothic horror novella written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. The story is set in a small English village and follows the protagonist, Mr. Jennings, as he investigates the mysterious death of the village sexton, who was found dead in a... Read Full Overview

This Book "Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This... Read Full Overview

Madam Crowl's Ghost and The Dead Sexton

"Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton" from Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels (1814-1873).