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Sheridan Le Fanu
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic literature, journalist and newspaper proprietor. Le Fanu is considered by literary critics to be among the greatest ghost story writers of the Victorian era, as several of his works were central to the development of the genre. He was the author of Gothic short stories and macabre poems, novels such as Uncle Silas (1864), and the collect…
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culture · Irish writer of Gothic literature and journalist (1814–1873) · lawyer · writer · journalist · jurist · librettist · also Sheridan Le Fanu, Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Charles de Cresserons Francis Purcell, Reverend, Fanu
Born 28 August 1814 · Died 7 February 1873 · Q326467
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2025· 2 entries
RTE Online: Sheridan Le Fanu
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2024· 1 entry
The Irish Times: Sheridan Le Fanu – ghost writer
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2023· 1 entry
The Irish Times: ‘An Irish story in an English setting’: Sheridan Le Fanu’s Gothic classic Uncle Silas
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2014· 3 entries
Irish Daily Mirror: Sheridan Le Fanu: 10 things you need to know about the Irish horror writer
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The Mirror: Sheridan Le Fanu Google Doodle celebrates 200th birthday of Irish horror writer
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The Independent: Sheridan Le Fanu: Google Doodle marks birthday of Irish writer
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1947· 1 entry
And a remake entitled The Dark Angel, starring Peter O'Toole as the title character, was made in 1989
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1923· 1 entry
“The Novels and Stories of J. Sheridan Le Fanu”
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1873· 1 entry
Died 1873-02-07.
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1864· 1 entry
With the publication of Uncle Silas, which he set in Derbyshire
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1861· 1 entry
Le Fanu became the editor and proprietor of the Dublin University Magazine, and he began to take advantage of double publication, first serialising in the Dublin University Magazine, then revising for the English market
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1851· 1 entry
Susan and Joseph moved into her parent's former home in Merrion Square
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1847· 1 entry
Le Fanu supported John Mitchel and Thomas Francis Meagher in their campaign against the indifference of the government to the Irish Famine
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1845· 2 entries
Had very little left to leave to his sons, and the family had to sell his library to pay off some of his debts
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Followed by Emma in 1846, Thomas in 1847 and George in 1854
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1843· 1 entry
Was added to the Le Fanu canon as late as 1980, being recognised as Le Fanu's work by W
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1839· 1 entry
But he never practised and soon abandoned law for journalism
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1838· 3 entries
Began contributing stories to the Dublin University Magazine, including his first ghost story, entitled "The Ghost and the Bone-Setter" (1838)
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Began writing stories for the Dublin University Magazine to make money, which included his first ghost story, The Ghost and the Bone-Setter (1838)
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“The Ghost and the Bone-Setter”
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1832· 1 entry
The disorders of the Tithe War (1831–36) affected the Abington region, reflecting the Catholic majority's resentments toward mandatory tithes for the upkeep of the Church of Ireland, which had few members
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1826· 1 entry
The family moved to Abington, County Limerick, where Le Fanu's father Thomas took up his second rectorship in Ireland
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1814· 1 entry
Born 1814-08-28.
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