Stories of Lough Guir
2014
First Published
3.46
Average Rating
27
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Stories of Lough Guir by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a collection of eerie and atmospheric tales set around the mysterious Lough Guir, a secluded Irish lake steeped in folklore and superstition. Each story in the collection delves into the supernatural, as characters encounter ghostly apparitions, hidden secrets, and unsettling phenomena tied to the lake's dark history. Le Fanu's masterful storytelling creates an atmosphere of suspense and dread, blending elements of gothic horror with Irish myth and legend, while exploring themes of fate, the afterlife, and the uncanny forces that linger in the natural world.
Avg Rating
3.46
Number of Ratings
24
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Author
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Author · 89 books
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. 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.
