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Ghostly Tales Volume 5: Laura Silver Bell

Author
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Series
Gothic Library
Language
English
Length
92 pages
ISBN
9781911429500
Published
15 May 2016
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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  • occult
  • paranormal
  • ghost
  • lesbian
  • sexuality
  • sleepwalk
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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's novella, 'Laura Silver Bell', is a classic example of the literary genre known as 'ghostly tales'. This work has often been regarded as a masterpiece in its genre due to its ability to evoke a sense of terror and suspense through its supernatural elements. Using a combination of vivid imagery and psychologically complex characters, Le Fanu creates an uncanny atmosphere which serves to heighten the horror of the narrative.

Author

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873) was an Irish master of Gothic fiction whose spectral tales raised the ghost story to a literary art. Carmilla preceded Dracula by a quarter-century and helped define vampire fiction; Uncle Silas sealed the locked-room inheritance thriller.

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