Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 - 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels.
Three of his best-known works are Uncle Silas, Carmilla, and The House by the Churchyard..
James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories".
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He was a leading ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era.
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 - 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels