Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 168 Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan 1814 1873 LeFanu, J. S. (Joseph Sheridan) Fanu, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, J. Sheridan Le J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5 Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Laura Silver Bell -- Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling -- The child that went with the fairies -- Stories of Lough Guir: The magician earl. Moll Rial's adventure. The banshee. The governess's dream. The earl's hall -- The vision of Tom Chuff -- Dickon the devil. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Riikka Talonpoika and PG Distributed Proofreaders "J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a collection of supernatural short stories likely written in the late 19th century. This volume features tales steeped in mystery and macabre themes, highlighting ghostly encounters and folklore that reflect the period's fascination with the supernatural. The eerie landscapes and rich characterizations draw readers into a world where the line between the natural and the supernatural is often blurred. The beginning of the first story, "Laura Silver Bell," introduces us to the bleak yet picturesque moor of Dardale Moss, where we meet Mother Carke, a local fortune-teller rumored to dabble in witchcraft. On her way home, she encounters a tall, intimidating man who ominously inquires about a young girl, Laura, who is potentially linked to a much darker fate involving fairies. The narrative hints at Laura's murky origins and the consequences of her being uncircumcised, fundamentally entwining themes of love, danger, and fate. As supernatural omens unfold, the story sets the stage for the interplay of horror and enchantment inherent in Le Fanu's tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ghost stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 189033 186859 2024-10-06T03:55:53.006288 2023-10-06T06:01:55.298425 text/html text/html 186601 2020-12-15T01:41:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 71517 2020-12-15T01:41:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 152411 2024-10-06T03:55:59.705258 application/epub+zip 154281 2024-10-06T03:55:56.238292 application/epub+zip 142223 2024-10-06T03:55:54.987295 application/epub+zip 296893 2024-10-06T03:56:02.235249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282772 2024-10-06T03:55:58.931260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258196 2022-09-06T21:34:50.447974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174678 174610 2024-10-06T03:55:52.490300 2023-10-06T06:01:54.822479 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 176030 2020-12-15T01:41:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 69202 2020-12-15T01:41:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 176021 2020-12-15T01:41:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69186 2020-12-15T01:41:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21544 2024-10-06T03:56:02.362279 application/rdf+xml 14711 2024-10-06T03:55:55.537300 image/jpeg 3553 2024-10-06T03:55:55.257307 image/jpeg 149439 2024-10-06T03:55:53.024319 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia