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"The delight of hell is to do evil to man, and to hasten his eternal ruin." - Swedenborg

Published alongside "Carmilla" in the landmark collection In a Glass Darkly (1872), Le Fanu's "Green Tea" was first serialised in Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year... Read Full Overview

I Sverige r Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-73) mest k nd f r sin l nga novell Carmilla, som stadf ste den litter ra vampyrmyten som den sedan behandlades i Dracula. Le Fanu var en produktiv f rfattare av historiska romaner och mysterieber ttelser, men sitt kanske st rsta inflytande... Read Full Overview

The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin. He is middle-aged, and dresses with a natty, old-fashioned, high-church precision. He is naturally a little stately, but not at all stiff. His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also... Read Full Overview

The Rev. Mr. Jennings is tall and thin. He is middle-aged, and dresses with a natty, old-fashioned, high-church precision. He is naturally a little stately, but not at all stiff. His features, without being handsome, are well formed, and their expression extremely kind, but also... Read Full Overview

Based on the psychological complexities of human mind, the work is pervaded by a mysterious aura. A drink opens the inner eye of the protagonist. What follows is a mind-boggling tale of eeriness and reality. Engrossing

There is no doubt that Mr. Jennings' health does break down in, generally, a sudden and mysterious way, sometimes in the very act of officiating in his old and pretty church at Kenlis. It may be his heart, it may be his brain. But so it has happened three or four times, or oftener,... Read Full Overview

Delve into the chilling world of the supernatural with Joseph Sheridan LeFanu's classic ghost stories, "Green Tea; Mr. Justice Harbottle." This collection presents enduring examples of gothic horror fiction from a master of the genre.

Based on the psychological complexities of human mind, the work is pervaded by a mysterious aura. A drink opens the inner eye of the protagonist. What follows is a mind-boggling tale of eeriness and reality. Engrossing!

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 - 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. Three of his best known... Read Full Overview

The anonymous narrator, who was trained as a surgeon, has been arranging the papers of his deceased mentor, Dr. Martin Hesselius. One case in particular, from about sixty-four years before, draws his attention; forthwith the narrator presents a set of letters, with a memorandum,... Read Full Overview

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 - 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was a leading ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. M. R. James described... Read Full Overview

Sheridan Le Fanu was born at No. 45 Lower Dominick Steet, Dublin, into a literary family of Huguenot origins. Both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrights. His niece Rhoda Broughton would become a very successful... Read Full Overview

""Green Tea"" is a classic supernatural short story written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, an Irish author known for his contributions to the gothic and ghost story genres. The story was first published in 1869 as part of Le Fanu's collection titled ""In a Glass Darkly."" In ""Green... Read Full Overview