Sheridan Le Fanu
Novelist, Author
1814 – 1873
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Who was Sheridan Le Fanu?
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu 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 works are Uncle Silas, "Carmilla" and The House by the Churchyard.
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- Born
- Aug 28, 1814
Dublin - Also known as
- Sheridan J. Le Fanu
- Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
- J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- J.S. Le Fanu
- Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu
- Parents
- Spouses
- Susanna Bennett
(1844/12/18 - 1858/04)
- Susanna Bennett
- Children
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- Profession
- Education
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Lived in
- County Dublin
- Dublin
- Died
- Feb 7, 1873
Dublin
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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