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The Evil Guest is a Gothic horror novel written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. The story takes place in a remote house in the English countryside, where a group of people gather for a weekend retreat. Among them is a mysterious stranger named Wylder, who seems to have a sinister influence... Read Full Overview

The Evil Guest is a classic horror novel written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, first published in 1895. The story takes place in a remote mansion in the English countryside, where a group of guests gather for a weekend party. Among the guests is a mysterious stranger named Dudley Ruthyn,... Read Full Overview

The Evil Guest Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu she would have perished rather than have allowed them so much as to suspect. The two friends who did understand her feelings, though in different degrees, were, one, a good and venerable clergyman, the Rev. Doctor Danvers, a frequent visitor... 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.

The letter from the rich cousin came at a low point in the Marston family's finances. The man was as ill-bred and pushing as ever: utterly the model of a noxious relation -- but he was rich, and the Marstons were all but destitute. The family could hardly refuse him. But they... Read Full Overview

The letter from the rich cousin came at a low point in the Marston family's finances. The man was as ill-bred and pushing as ever: utterly the model of a noxious relation -- but he was rich, and the Marstons were all but destitute. The family could hardly refuse him. But they... Read Full Overview

An unwanted guest visiting an isolated home is murdered. A dark tale of secrets, manipulation and tragic fate with many intriguing and mysterious characters.

The letter from the rich cousin came at a low point in the Marston family's finances. The man was as ill-bred and pushing as ever: utterly the model of a noxious relation -- but he was rich, and the Marstons were all but destitute. The family could hardly refuse him. But they... Read Full Overview

The letter from the rich cousin came at a low point in the Marston family's finances. The man was as ill-bred and pushing as ever: utterly the model of a noxious relation -- but he was rich, and the Marstons were all but destitute. The family could hardly refuse him. But they... Read Full Overview

"When Lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth Sin: and Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth Death."About sixty years ago, and somewhat more than twenty miles from the ancient town of Chester, in a southward direction, there stood a large, and, even then, an old-fashioned mansion-house... Read Full Overview

"When Lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth Sin: and Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth Death."About sixty years ago, and somewhat more than twenty miles from the ancient town of Chester, in a southward direction, there stood a large, and, even then, an old-fashioned mansion-house... Read Full Overview