![]() ![]() ![]() James, who collected and introduces the stories in this book, considered that Le Fanu 'stands absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories.' Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. That was how far Le Fanu had fallen by 1927. James, who collected and introduces the stories in this book, considered that Le Fanu 'stands absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories.' The great M.R. Lovecraft mentions no Le Fanu works, seems oblivious to the greatest horror writer since Poe. 'Madam Crowl's Ghost & Other Stories 'are tales selected from Le Fanu's stories which mostly appeared in The Dublin University Magazine and other periodicals, and their haunting, sinister qualities still have an enormous appeal for the modern reader. In 1888 Henry James wrote 'There was the customary novel by Mr Le Fanu for the bedside the ideal reading in a country house for the hours after midnight'. ![]()
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