The House by the Church-Yard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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"The House by the Church-Yard" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a novel published in 1863 that combines mystery and historical fiction. Set in an 18th-century Irish village, the story begins when a skull bearing strange injuries is unearthed in a churchyard, sparking investigation into interconnected crimes and murders. Mervyn returns to Chapelizod to clear his wrongly convicted father's name, uncovering dark secrets involving mysterious figures and long-buried truths. Le Fanu weaves
Gothic suspense with vivid portraits of Irish rural life, creating a haunting tale that influenced later writers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan, 1814-1873 |
|---|---|
| Title | The House by the Church-Yard |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_by_the_Churchyard |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Ted Garvin, Janet Blenkinship, and Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Country life -- Ireland -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 17769 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-17769-4 |
| Release Date | Feb 15, 2006 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1095 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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