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The Familiar is a gothic horror novel written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, first published in 1859. The story follows the life of a young Englishman named Richard Beckett, who inherits a large estate in Ireland from his uncle. Upon arriving at the estate, Beckett discovers a mysterious... Read Full Overview

The Familiar is a gothic horror novel by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, published in 1872. The story revolves around a young woman named Maud Ruthyn, who inherits a large estate from her father after his sudden death. Maud is sent to live with her uncle, Silas Ruthyn, who is a reclusive... Read Full Overview

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the premier ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and had a seminal influence on the development of this genre in the Victorian era. Le Fanu studied law at Trinity College... Read Full Overview

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the premier ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and had a seminal influence on the development of this genre in the Victorian era. Le Fanu studied law at Trinity College... Read Full Overview

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the premier ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and had a seminal influence on the development of this genre in the Victorian era. Le Fanu studied law at Trinity College... Read Full Overview

I was a young man at the time, and intimately acquainted with some of the actors in thisstrange tale; the impression which its incidents made on me, therefore, were deep, andlasting. I shall now endeavour, with precision, to relate them all, combining, of course, inthe narrative,... Read Full Overview

An atheist ship captain starts to doubt his sanity when he finds himself stalked by a goblin who bears an uncanny resemblance to an old acquaintance from the Navy - a dead acquaintance. Our beleagured Captain Barton, like Rev. Jennings in "Green Tea," is deeply traumatized by... Read Full Overview

I WAS a young man at the time, and intimately acquainted with some of the actors in this strange tale; the impression which its incidents made on me, therefore, were deep, and lasting. I shall now endeavour, with precision, to relate them all, combining, of course, in the narrative,... Read Full Overview

Whether these circumstances in reality bear, or not, upon the occurrences of Barton's afterlife, it is, of course, impossible to say. It seems, however, more than probable that they were at least, in his own mind, closely associated with them. But however the truth may be, as... Read Full Overview

The Familiar is a gothic horror novel written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, first published in 1872. The story centers around a young woman named Maud Ruthyn, who is sent to live with her reclusive uncle, Silas Ruthyn, in his isolated mansion. Maud soon discovers that her uncle is... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview