ALL IN THE DARK [Victorian New Edition]

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A Victorian new edition of this rare work by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. In a contemporary Victorian half-leather binding. The book was first published by Richard Bentley in 1866, and this new edition was published the year after the author's death. ***Very good in a contemporary half-leather binding, with five raided bands. The gilt titles and decoration has been rubbed away over time, with just the remains of the gilt decoration on the bands. The dark purple-blue cloth is clean with just some light handling marks. The leather spine and corners of the boards are just lightly worn, but there is some loss to the very top of the spine due to handling over the years. Spine tight. No inscriptions. Contents clean. ***344 pages. 172 mm x 120 mm. ***Le Fanu published many novels in the contemporary sensation fiction style of Wilkie Collins and others: Wylder's Hand (1864), Guy Deverell (1865), All in the Dark (1866) - satirising spiritualism, The Tenants of Malory (1867), A Lost Name (1868) - an adaptation of The Evil Guest, Haunted Lives (1868), The Wyvern Mystery (1869), Checkmate (1871), The Rose and the Key (1871) - which describes the horrors of the private lunatic asylum, a classic gothic theme, Willing to Die (1872). ***Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 Aug 1814 - 7 Feb 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of his time, 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 the locked-room mystery 'Uncle Silas', the lesbian vampire novella 'Carmilla', and the historical novel 'The House by the Churchyard'. ***A Victorian new edition of this classic work by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, in an attractive contemporary leather binding. Scarce. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. N° de ref. del artículo 7356x

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