Sheridan Le Fanu
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Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic literature, journalist and newspaper proprietor. Le Fanu is considered by literary critics to be among the greatest ghost story writers of
Portrait by Brinsley Le Fanu, c. 1916
The inspiration for The House by the Churchyard: the childhood home of Sheridan Le Fanu in Chapelizod in Dublin
The house on Merrion Square where Le Fanu lived
Le Fanu c. 1870
The House by the Churchyard
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The House by the Churchyard is an 1863 novel by the Irish writer Sheridan Le Fanu that combines elements of the mystery novel and the historical novel. Le Fanu uses the Gothic fiction plot to explore
Sheridan Le Fanu
…of several local newspapers. Thirteen of his lesser-known Gothic short stories were published posthumously in The Purcell Papers (1880). He also wrote The House by the Churchyard (1863), which became one of his best-known novels. Initially, his work fell into neglect following his death, and it was the efforts of later writers…
The House by the Churchyard at 34 Main Street, Chapelizod in 2007. The house was built around 1740.