Gothic Horror 3: The Complete Purcell Papers

About the Book

Brought together in one volume, this is an anthology of supernatural tales, as recorded by a parish priest in southern Ireland. These recollections represent the legacy of the late Francis Purcell, P. P. of Drumcoolagh. This collection of 9 short stories/ novellas include "The Last Heir of Castle Connor," "The Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter," and "Billy Malowney´s Taste of Love and Glory." Horror can take many forms. A creeping sense of doom. A pit of fear. The unseen terror which lurks just out of sight. The Purcell Papers documents the most astonishing and terrifying tales of old Europe. Are you brave enough to find out for yourself? The Essential Library presents All Gothic Horror, a multi-volume series featuring the most spine-tingling tales of classic terror. For a complete list of all Essential Library editions, please visit our website www.EssentialLibrary.com.

About the Author

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a Victorian writer who, along with Edgar A. Poe before him, invented the unity of mood and economy of means that characterizes the modern horror short story. Jack Sullivan, in Horror Literature, maintains that "Le Fanu was more revolutionary than Poe, for he began the process of dismantling the Gothic props and placing the supernatural tale in everyday settings.