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Mr. Justice Harbottle is a classic mystery novel written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. The story follows the life of a corrupt judge, Mr. Justice Harbottle, who is known for his harsh and unjust rulings. However, his past catches up with him when he receives a series of threatening... Read Full Overview

Sheridan Le Fanu was born at No. 45 Lower Dominick Steet, Dublin, into a literary family of Huguenot origins. Both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrights. His niece Rhoda Broughton would become a very successful... Read Full Overview

Sheridan Le Fanu was born at No. 45 Lower Dominick Steet, Dublin, into a literary family of Huguenot origins. Both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrights. His niece Rhoda Broughton would become a very successful... Read Full Overview

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 doppelg nger. The story is set between 1746 and 1748 and is retold by a Londoner, called Anthony Harman,... Read Full Overview

Mr. Justice Harbottle by Sheridan Le Fanu Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. 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... Read Full Overview

A thin matron, in rusty black silk, very taciturn, with large, steady, alarmed eyes, that seemed to look in your face, to read what you might have seen in the dark rooms and passages through which you had passed, was in charge of it, with a solitary "maid-of-all-work" under her... Read Full Overview

The bloated and gouty old man, in his horror, considered the question of resistance. But his athletic days were long over. This moor was a desert. There was no help to be had. He was in the hands of strange servants, even if his recognition turned out to be delusion, and they... Read Full Overview

Thirty years ago, an elderly man, to whom I paid quarterly a small annuity charged on some property of mine, came on the quarter-day to receive it. He was a dry, sad, quiet man, who had known better days, and had always maintained an unexceptionable character. No better authority... Read Full Overview

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 - 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. Three of his best known... Read Full Overview

Mr. Justice Harbottle is a novel by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, a prominent Irish writer of Gothic horror and mystery fiction. The story revolves around a corrupt judge named Mr. Justice Harbottle, who is known for his harsh and unfair judgments. One day, he receives a mysterious letter... Read Full Overview

Thirty years ago, an elderly man, to whom I paid quarterly a small annuity charged on some property of mine, came on the quarter-day to receive it. He was a dry, sad, quiet man, who had known better days, and had always maintained an unexceptionable character. No better authority... Read Full Overview

""Mr. Justice Harbottle"" is a classic horror novella written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, first published in 1872. The story follows the titular character, Mr. Justice Harbottle, a corrupt judge who has sentenced many innocent people to death. One day, he receives a mysterious letter... Read Full Overview