Irish Ghost Stories: From the Haunted 19th Century

by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Stephen Carver PH D (Compiler)

352 pages, Paperback

Published October 20, 2025

About the author

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu 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. M.R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories". Three of his best-known works are Uncle Silas, Carmilla and The House by the Churchyard.

Reviews

[J]

A brilliant collection of short stories. I bought this book in Connemara, and it was a great companion on my trip around Ireland. Lots of well known names as well as some less known- you're bound to find something you like inside.

[georgina ^_^]

Some of these stories were great, others were pretty boring. However it's a pretty good introduction to the genre.