In a Glass Darkly - J. Sheridan Le Fanu torrent

Category: Classic, Horror
Language: EnglishKeywords: Gothic Short Stories
Written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 56 Kbps
Unabridged
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.”


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.”