His posthumous reputation was burnished in 1947 when Elizabeth Bowen declared that his novel Uncle Silas, although set in England, was in spirit an entirely Irish novel, and that far from being the ...

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels in the nineteenth century, best known for his stories “Uncle Silas,” “Carmilla,” and “The House by the Churchyard.” ...

The Dark Angel is a sensual and stylish adaptation of Uncle Silas - Sheridan le Fanu’s influential Victorian literary masterpiece. Sheltered heiress Maud Ruthyn's troubles begin when her father hires ...

Although many will not recognize the name of Dublin novelist Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, this literary talent and writer of "Carmilla" is behind most of the spooky vampire tales we know and love today.

Sheridan Le Fanu: his work was informed by childhood encounters with a mummy, a wicked surgeon, a headless corpse and a school drummer. Portrait by Brinsley Le Fanu (1916)/National Gallery of Ireland ...

When Le Fanu took over the magazine, however, far from ascending, the ruling class was in fact in steep decline. The anxiety both personal and political this caused him is considered key to the tone ...