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Checkmate

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Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu, 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. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories". Three of his best-known works are Uncle Silas, Carmilla and The House by the Churchyard.

© 2016 anboco (Ebook): 9783736405882

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Ebook: 18 August 2016

Other editions

  1. Checkmate
    Checkmate Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
  2. Checkmate
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  3. Checkmate: Enriched edition. A Tale of Deceit and Betrayal: Unraveling the Dark Mysteries of Gothic Horror
    Checkmate: Enriched edition. A Tale of Deceit and Betrayal: Unraveling the Dark Mysteries of Gothic Horror Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
  4. Checkmate by Sheridan Le Fanu - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
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