J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 2

by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Genres: Horror, Classics, Short Stories, Ghost Stories, Gothic

42 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2004

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

[Sauerkirsche · Rating 3 out of 5]

Immer noch schön schaurig, aber reicht nicht an Volume 1 heran.

[Del de la Mare · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good, basic duo of short stories in this volume. I rather like the way he leaves some aspects of a story untold. Other authors might attempt to explain every last detail of the plot and explain in great detail the laying of the 'ghost' at the end of the story. Le Fanu instead leaves these two stories, especially the first, somewhat open ended.

In 'An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House' a family spends some time in a seaside house for their father's convalescence. Various spooky goings on occur but we never truly get to find out what was going on.

In Ultor De Lacy: A Legend of Coppercullen we have a family beset by ill fortune largely brought about by themselves. They are exiled but manage to sneak back into the family pile. However, an old curse from their past returns to haunt them.

[shannon Stubbs · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a great haunted house story. this had everything you'd find on one of those ghost hunting shows they show on tv. it's nice to know not much has changed over the years when it comes to haunted houses.

the other story was more of a retelling of a family curse. it wasn't too bad.

[Diana Long · Rating 5 out of 5]

Two more short stories of the paranormal are included in this work. I was highly entertained and enjoyed them. They appeared to be tales of the unexplained that he had been told and hence he wrote them in his own words. Of course it could be just his own imagination, either way I would recommend anyone interested in this genre not to miss out on his tales.

[Christina Gutke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just really like his books and short stories!

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

It takes Le Fanu a long, long time to tell his story, but if you can be patient with the excess verbiage, the story is almost always worth hearing.