Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 – 7 February 1873), best known as Sheridan Le Fanu, was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories". Three of his best-known works are Uncle Silas, Carmilla, and The House by the Churchyard.
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Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels (1814–1873)
| Born | 28 Aug 1814 |
| Died | 7 Feb 1873 |
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Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels (1814–1873)
| Born | 28 Aug 1814 |
| Died | 7 Feb 1873 |
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19th century, Antebellum era, War of 1689-1691, 1600s, 1861-1865, 1861-65, American Civil War, Carnival, Civil War, Siglo XIXID Numbers
- OLID: OL440124A
- BookBrainz: b1d4d88c-f74a-473d-8f3f-3ad306fd2f75
- GoodReads: 26930
- ISNI: 0000000122762506
- IMDb: nm0494257
- Library of Congress Names: n50000709
- LibriVox: 94
- MusicBrainz: dfe07d7c-2d7f-41e6-8b9b-405e8a0cedce
- Project Gutenberg: 272
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV027933
- VIAF: 9849196
- Wikidata: Q326467
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q326467
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