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This remarkable collection of stories, first published in 1872, includes Green Tea, The Familiar, Mr. Justice Harbottle, The Room in the Dragon Volant , and Carmilla . The five stories are purported to be cases by Dr. Hesselius, a 'metaphysical' doctor, who is willing to consider the ghosts both as real and as hallucinatory obsessions. The reader's doubtful anxiety mimics that of the protagonist, and each story thus creates that atmosphere of mystery which is the supernatural experience. This new annotated edition includes an introduction, notes on the text, and explanatory notes. NB: The Familiar is a revision of The Watcher ; Mr. Justice Harbottle is a revision of An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street .
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Oxford World's Classics: In a Glass Darkly, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- Oxford World's Classics: In a Glass Darkly
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 382
- ISBN10
- 0192839470
- ISBN13
- 9780192839473
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery Novels, Classics, Short Stories, Suspense, Horror, 19th century, Supernatural Beings, Vampires, Mysterious, Mysteries, Horror Short Stories, Gothic, Irish Literature, Gothic Horror, Dread, Fear, Victorian Fantasy
- First published
- 1872
- Original title
- In a Glass Darkly
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- This remarkable collection of stories, first published in 1872, includes Green Tea, The Familiar, Mr. Justice Harbottle, The Room in the Dragon Volant , and Carmilla . The five stories are purported to be cases by Dr. Hesselius, a 'metaphysical' doctor, who is willing to consider the ghosts both as real and as hallucinatory obsessions. The reader's doubtful anxiety mimics that of the protagonist, and each story thus creates that atmosphere of mystery which is the supernatural experience. This new annotated edition includes an introduction, notes on the text, and explanatory notes. NB: The Familiar is a revision of The Watcher ; Mr. Justice Harbottle is a revision of An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street .