House by the Churchyard

Paperback, 560 pages

English language

Published Aug. 1, 2007 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd.

ISBN:
978-1-84022-574-7
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Sheridan Le Fanu's historical mystery novel The House by the Churchyard was written in 1863. A skull unearthed in a churchyard show signs of violent blows to the head and, even more disturbingly, the small hole caused by trepanning. One hundred years before, a coffin is buried secretly, "R.D." the only identification on its brass plague. The House by the Churchyard was a major source of inspiration for James Joyce's Finnegans Wake.

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Subjects

  • Horror & ghost stories
  • Literature & Fiction