The House by the Church-Yard (1863) is a novel by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu .
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With its complex use of side plots and extensive frame narrative, the novel is central to Le Fanu\'s legacy as an innovator whose literary works inspired Bram Stoker and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
An important source for James Joyce\'s Finnegans Wake , The House by the Church-Yard is a hybrid of the mystery and historical genres of fiction.
The House by the Church-Yard (1863) is a novel by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu