J. Sheridan Le Fanu: A Bio-Bibliography

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Known primarily for his ghost stories and mysteries, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was one of the most popular writers of the Victorian era. Many of his works were published anonymously, and he either owned or had an interest in four Irish newspapers, which served as an outlet for other anonymous pieces by him. This bibliography provides as comprehensive a record as possible of Le Fanu's works. It also includes a bibliography of books, articles, and dissertations about him. The volume begins with a short biography of Le Fanu, followed by a bibliography of his writings. This bibliography is divided into magazine appearances, books, anthology appearances, and manuscript sources. Entries in each of these sections are arranged chronologically. Annotations comment briefly upon these primary works, and annotations for anonymous works attributed to Le Fanu include the names of those who have assigned these writings to him. The bibliography of secondary sources is also divided into several sections, with entries arranged alphabetically by author. While most annotations are descriptive, some correct erroneous information.

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A well-annotated appendix of films and plays based on Le Fanu's works rounds out the volume, followed by a title index to the primary bibliography and an author index to the secondary bibliography. this bio-bibliography of minor Victorian writer well known for his ghost stories and mystery novels should easily find a place in most university and larger college libraries, alongside two other studies of the last decade: -ARBA
"A well-annotated appendix of films and plays based on Le Fanu's works rounds out the volume, followed by a title index to the primary bibliography and an author index to the secondary bibliography. this bio-bibliography of minor Victorian writer well known for his ghost stories and mystery novels should easily find a place in most university and larger college libraries, alongside two other studies of the last decade: "-ARBA

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GARY WILLIAM CRAWFORD is the editor of The Horror Fiction Newsletter and poetry magazine Night Songs./e A prolific writer, he is the author of a book on Ramsey Campbell and has contributed numerous articles to various reference works and journals. He has also written several short stories, and his poetry has appeared in The Arkham Sampler, Dumars Reviews, Terror Time Again, Walpurgis Night, and other magazines.