{"product_id":"sheridan-le-fanu-horror-stories","title":"Sheridan Le Fanu Horror Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBeautiful collector's edition featuring Le Fanu's best stories, many of which influenced the next generation of classic horror: Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft, Algernon Black wood and M.R. James.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873) was a highly influential Irish author, born in Dublin, whose work spread across the English-speaking world, where his impression can be found in the stories of Wilkie Collins, M.R. James, Bram Stoker and many others. Although trained as a lawyer, he became a writer of sensational literature, exploring the dark and fantastic, becoming one of the foundational purveyors of classic horror ghost stories, including his famous early work of vampire fiction \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/span\u003e. His father was Richard Sheridan, playwright of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Rivals\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe School for Scandal\u003c\/span\u003e. This new collection of Le Fanu's stories, with a new foreword, is a must-read selection of classic writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, 432 pages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53433698255148,"sku":"9781835622544","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/5029\/files\/20260714_112521.jpg?v=1784056167","url":"https:\/\/curiousnatureshop.com\/products\/sheridan-le-fanu-horror-stories","provider":"Curious Nature","version":"1.0","type":"link"}