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The Purcell Papers - Volume 3

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

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. . .But I need not explain to you, my dear Fanny,' she continued, 'my views upon this subject; you have always known them well, and I have never yet had reason to believe you likely, voluntarily, to offend me, or to abuse or neglect any of those advantages which reason and duty tell you should be improved. Come hither, my dear; kiss me, and do not look so frightened. Well, now, about this letter, you need not answer it yet; of course you must be allowed time to make up your mind. In the meantime I will write to his lordship to give him my permission to visit us at Ashtown. Good-night, my love.'

And thus ended one of the most disagreeable, not to say astounding, conversations I had ever had. It would not be easy to describe exactly what were my feelings towards Lord Glenfallen;—whatever might have been my mother's suspicions, my heart was perfectly disengaged—and hitherto, although I had not been made in the slightest degree acquainted with his real view. . . Read More

Community Reviews

3.38⭐

Introduction, by August Derleth ✔
The Purcell Papers:
I. The Ghost and the Bone-Setter 2.5⭐
Il. The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh 4.25⭐
III. The Drunkards Dream 3⭐
IV. The Quare Gander 3.25⭐

The Child that Went with the Fairies 4.25⭐
The White Cat of Drumgunniol 3.25⭐

Ghost Stories of Chapelizod:
I. The

I misteri presi singolarmente non hanno nulla di particolarmente memorabile, storielle gradevoli che però mancano di quell’incisività determinante riscontrabile in testi anche altrettanto semplici ma “più riusciti”. Il punto forte di questo libro è lo stile, che rimanda inevitabilmente a racconti fo

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu zasłużył sobie na miejsce w panteonie klasyków grozy głównie dzięki dwóm utworom - wampirycznej noweli “Carmilli”i i wiktoriańskiej gotyckiej powieści “Stryj Silas”. Warto jednak docenić Irlandczyka również jako autora krótkich form.
“Osobliwe zdarzenia"” to zbiór bardzo różno

Years back, The legendary publishing company Arkham House released Joseph Sheridan LeFanu's best short fiction in a book called Green Tea. It is a great collection. Unfortunately I do not have it. Instead I have the second Arkham House book of LeFanu stories called The Purcell Papers which includes

Stories of varying qualtliy. Some where interesting Ghost Stories, with a couple that were more like Humorous AIrish Anictdotes. I have only "The Mysterious Lodger", which is the longest story, and "The Churchyard Yew", which is acctually a pastiche by August Dereleth to read. A couple of the storie

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu zasłużył sobie na miejsce w panteonie klasyków grozy głównie dzięki dwóm utworom - wampirycznej noweli “Carmilli”i i wiktoriańskiej gotyckiej powieści “Stryj Silas”. Warto jednak docenić Irlandczyka również jako autora krótkich form.
“Osobliwe zdarzenia"” to zbiór bardzo różno

Le fanu is incomparable -- but the arkham house edition is not the reading version you want. August Derleth's editing is untrustworthy to the point of including one of his own pastiches. Of interest only to the collector.

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