Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Tales of Mystery (Paperback)

by J., Sheridan LeFanu (Author), Joseph, Sheridan Le Fanu (Author), J., Sheridan Le Fanu (Author)

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Product Description
Included in this volume of J. Sheridan Le Fanu's marvelous ghost stories are "Madam Crowl's Ghost"; "Squire Toby's Will"; "Dickon the Devil"; "The Child That Went with the Fairies"; "The White Cat of Drumgunniol"; "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street"; Ghost Stories of Chapelizod, including "The Village Bully," "The Sexton's Adventure," "The Specter Lovers"; "Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling"; "Sir Dominick's Bargain"; "Ultor de Lacy"; "The Vision of Tom Chuff"; and Stories of Lough Guir, including "The Magician Earl," "Moll Rial's Adventure," "The Banshee," "The Governess's Dream," and "The Earl's Hall."

About the Author
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, the renowned gothic novelist, was born in Dublin in 1873. His vampire novella Carmella is known to have directly influenced Barm Stoker’s Dracula, among others. Likewise, Le Fanu’s A Chapter in the History of the Tyrone Family is thought to have been a source of inspiration for Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. It is, however, his tales of the supernatural for which he is best remembered. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Aegypan (July 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598188828
• ISBN-13: 978-1598188820
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,583,075 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Warning to potential buyers, October 4, 2007

By	Prometheus - See all my reviews

Although this book is technically 'hardbound' and it does contain short stories by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, potential buyers should be aware that Aegypan Press books are not what people usually expect when buying hardcover books. The books seem to have been printed like a private or school edition printing, with a very simple board cover and no dustjacket. Amazon.com's description and the image for the item give the impression that this book is bound with a dustjacket - this is not the case.

The other problem is that this particular book, 'Madam Crowl's Ghost', contains many of the same stories that can be found in another Aegypan printing of Le Fanu's stories 'More Ghostly Tales'. Note that neither of these books appeared during Le Fanu's lifetime and they are both reprints of posthumous collections (which probably explains the overlaps). The overlaps are significant, with a majority of the tales appearing in both books. 'Madam Crowl's Ghost' contains a few more stories than does 'More Ghostly Tales', so if I had to make a choice I'd go for the former and ignore the latter.

Having said all that, Aegypan Press seems to have done a good job with the printing and binding - the books seem tight and well-printed. But if only they had a dustjacket they would be much more attractive.