{"product_id":"in-a-glass-darkly-paperback-4","title":"In a Glass Darkly - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSheridan Le Fanu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Stuart Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eDavid Stuart Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was one of the great masters of Victorian of mystery and horror fiction, and can be regarded as the father of the modern ghost story. \u003cem\u003eIn a Glass Darkly\u003c\/em\u003e (1872), one of his most celebrated volumes, purports to be the casebook of Dr Hesselius, a pioneer psychologist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese five tales represent some of Le Fanu's most accomplished work, which rises above the staid conventions of the age. Although drawing on Gothic conventions - the book features both ghosts and vampires - Le Fanu redefined the parameters of supernatural fiction. He had little interest in the crude depiction of other worldly phenomena in order to provide the reader with a pleasurable frisson of fear. Le Fanu's concern rather lay in the examination of the results of supernatural experience on the psyche of his protagonist; in this he paved the way for the work of Henry James and M. R. James.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluded is 'Carmilla', a classic vampire story, pre-dating (but heavily influencing) \u003cem\u003eDracula \u003c\/em\u003eby 26 years and establishing many of the \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etraditional facets of the female vampire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume is an indispensable cornerstone of modern horror and remains one of the finest collections of unsettling fiction in the language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStories include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreen Tea\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Familiar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMr. Justice Harbottle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Room in the Dragon Volant\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412904349933,"sku":"9781840225525","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/in-a-glass-darkly-paperback-4","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}