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Indeholder "Introduction by M. R. James", "Madam Crowl's Ghost", "Squire Toby's Will", "Dickon the Devil", "The Child That Went with the Fairies", "The White Cat of Drumgunniol", "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street", "Ghost Stories of Chapelizod", " The Village Bully", " The
"Introduction by M. R. James" handler om ???
"Madam Crowl's Ghost" handler om en ung pige, der bliver sendt ud til sin moster, der passer en meget gammel dame.???
"Squire Toby's Will" handler om ???
"Dickon the Devil" handler om ???
"The Child That Went with the Fairies" handler om ???
"The White Cat of Drumgunniol" handler om ???
"An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street" handler om ???
"Ghost Stories of Chapelizod" handler om ???
" The Village Bully" handler om ???
" The Sexton's Adventure" handler om ???
" The Specter Lovers" handler om ???
" Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling" handler om et vokslys, hvor Walshawe's sjæl er blevet bundet efter døden. Da lyset bliver brændt, kommer en lillebitte person ud under lyseslukkeren og viser et skjult rum i et skrivebord.
" Sir Dominick's Bargain" handler om ???
" Ultor de Lacy" handler om ???
"The Vision of Tom Chuff" handler om ???
"Stories of Lough Guir" handler om miss Anne Baily og de historier, hun fortæller.
" The Magician Earl" handler om en slot, der nu ligger på bunden af søen, Lough Guir. Earl of Desmond var en magiker, der føjede sin unge kones ønske om at se hans kræfter demonstreret. Men hvis hun undervejs sagde en lyd, ville slottet og alle i det, havne på bunden af søen og forblive der i masser af år. Han forvandles til en ådselsgrib, der svæver over hende. Derefter til en hæslig heks. Så til en slange. Så til sig selv der strækker sig og strækker sig. Det får hende til at skrige og slottet havner på bunden af søen. En gang hvert syvende år viser slottet og Jarlen sig og han kan ride til solopgang. Og når engang hesteskoene af sølv er slidt igennem, bliver forbandelsen hævet. Det fortælles også at han forsøger at få folk til at sige noget, når de ser ham. Måske vil det tryllebinde dem og forkorte hans egen forbandelse?
" Moll Rial's Adventure" handler om en ung pige, der vasker tøj ved bredden af søen og bliver tilbudt en ring af en fin herre. Man når hun kigger ned, er vandet blevet fyldt af blod. Så hun siger ikke noget og der sker hende ikke noget.
" The Banshee" handler om at Anne Baily selv har hørt en banshee (som er en venligsindet kvindelig ånd) mens hun og en anden søster vågede over en søster, der var ved at dø af tuberkulose.
" The Governess's Dream" handler om en guvernante, der i et drømmesyn får åbenbaret, hvor en skat er begravet. Efter tre gange at have drømt den samme drøm overtaler hun mr Baily til at grave der og de finder et skatkammer, men desværre helt tomt.
" The Earl's Hall" handler om samme guvernante, der falder i søvn i en af husets sale og ser en lille djævelsk mandsperson gøre tegn til hende. Hun falder i afmagt og dør nogle dage senere.
En række spøgelseshistorier og lidt diskussion af genren. Bogen er en slags opsamling af Le Fanus småhistorier og der er slet ingen af hans bedste historier at finde her. Suppe på en pølsepind.
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Sexton's Adventure", " The Specter Lovers", " Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling", " Sir Dominick's Bargain", " Ultor de Lacy", "The Vision of Tom Chuff", "Stories of Lough Guir", " The Magician Earl", " Moll Rial's Adventure", " The Banshee", " The Governess's Dream", " The Earl's Hall"."Introduction by M. R. James" handler om ???
"Madam Crowl's Ghost" handler om en ung pige, der bliver sendt ud til sin moster, der passer en meget gammel dame.???
"Squire Toby's Will" handler om ???
"Dickon the Devil" handler om ???
"The Child That Went with the Fairies" handler om ???
"The White Cat of Drumgunniol" handler om ???
"An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street" handler om ???
"Ghost Stories of Chapelizod" handler om ???
" The Village Bully" handler om ???
" The Sexton's Adventure" handler om ???
" The Specter Lovers" handler om ???
" Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling" handler om et vokslys, hvor Walshawe's sjæl er blevet bundet efter døden. Da lyset bliver brændt, kommer en lillebitte person ud under lyseslukkeren og viser et skjult rum i et skrivebord.
" Sir Dominick's Bargain" handler om ???
" Ultor de Lacy" handler om ???
"The Vision of Tom Chuff" handler om ???
"Stories of Lough Guir" handler om miss Anne Baily og de historier, hun fortæller.
" The Magician Earl" handler om en slot, der nu ligger på bunden af søen, Lough Guir. Earl of Desmond var en magiker, der føjede sin unge kones ønske om at se hans kræfter demonstreret. Men hvis hun undervejs sagde en lyd, ville slottet og alle i det, havne på bunden af søen og forblive der i masser af år. Han forvandles til en ådselsgrib, der svæver over hende. Derefter til en hæslig heks. Så til en slange. Så til sig selv der strækker sig og strækker sig. Det får hende til at skrige og slottet havner på bunden af søen. En gang hvert syvende år viser slottet og Jarlen sig og han kan ride til solopgang. Og når engang hesteskoene af sølv er slidt igennem, bliver forbandelsen hævet. Det fortælles også at han forsøger at få folk til at sige noget, når de ser ham. Måske vil det tryllebinde dem og forkorte hans egen forbandelse?
" Moll Rial's Adventure" handler om en ung pige, der vasker tøj ved bredden af søen og bliver tilbudt en ring af en fin herre. Man når hun kigger ned, er vandet blevet fyldt af blod. Så hun siger ikke noget og der sker hende ikke noget.
" The Banshee" handler om at Anne Baily selv har hørt en banshee (som er en venligsindet kvindelig ånd) mens hun og en anden søster vågede over en søster, der var ved at dø af tuberkulose.
" The Governess's Dream" handler om en guvernante, der i et drømmesyn får åbenbaret, hvor en skat er begravet. Efter tre gange at have drømt den samme drøm overtaler hun mr Baily til at grave der og de finder et skatkammer, men desværre helt tomt.
" The Earl's Hall" handler om samme guvernante, der falder i søvn i en af husets sale og ser en lille djævelsk mandsperson gøre tegn til hende. Hun falder i afmagt og dør nogle dage senere.
En række spøgelseshistorier og lidt diskussion af genren. Bogen er en slags opsamling af Le Fanus småhistorier og der er slet ingen af hans bedste historier at finde her. Suppe på en pølsepind.
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Publication
Wordsworth Editions, 1994
Description
Includes tales which mostly appeared in The Dublin University Magazine and other periodicals.
User reviews
LibraryThing member bcquinnsmom
Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Stories contains twelve supernatural tales that might be best be read late at night when the house is quiet. Even Henry James agrees: there's a statement by James on the back cover that reads
"There was the customary novel by Mr. Le Fanu for the bedside; the ideal
Perhaps these aren't the best ghost stories I've ever read, but Le Fanu is a master of atmosphere, which helps to produce the sense of dread or doom I look for when I read these sorts of tales. For the ghost-story aficionado, this collection is definitely one not to miss. While these stories aren't a complete set of terrifying tales by Le Fanu, they've certainly been enough to whet my appetite for more. Most of these tales have to do with vengeance of wrongs brought forth to the present because of actions of someone in the past, while some are folkloric in nature. And, for the haunted-house story reader, there are a number of those here -- for example, my favorite of this type found in this book, "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances In Aungiers Street." I also eally liked the stories set in among the hills of Ireland, largely because Le Fanu steeps these tales in atmosphere from the outset.
While I have all of Le Fanu's novels, I've never before ventured into his shorter tales, but I must say that they are very satisfying for someone like me who loves a good ghostly yarn.
"There was the customary novel by Mr. Le Fanu for the bedside; the ideal
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reading in a country house for the hours after midnight."Perhaps these aren't the best ghost stories I've ever read, but Le Fanu is a master of atmosphere, which helps to produce the sense of dread or doom I look for when I read these sorts of tales. For the ghost-story aficionado, this collection is definitely one not to miss. While these stories aren't a complete set of terrifying tales by Le Fanu, they've certainly been enough to whet my appetite for more. Most of these tales have to do with vengeance of wrongs brought forth to the present because of actions of someone in the past, while some are folkloric in nature. And, for the haunted-house story reader, there are a number of those here -- for example, my favorite of this type found in this book, "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances In Aungiers Street." I also eally liked the stories set in among the hills of Ireland, largely because Le Fanu steeps these tales in atmosphere from the outset.
While I have all of Le Fanu's novels, I've never before ventured into his shorter tales, but I must say that they are very satisfying for someone like me who loves a good ghostly yarn.
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LibraryThing member kaki5231
Probably the progenitor of English ghost stories, J.S> LeFanu produced some superb ghost stories. MR James, who was probably the best English ghost writer ever, considered LeFanu "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories."
LibraryThing member JBD1
A collection (made by M.R. James) of a few J. Sheridan Le Fanu ghost stories, most of these originally published anonymously in the Dublin University Magazine. I liked these, but not as much as I liked Le Fanu's Uncle Silas or James' own ghost stories (in part probably because James' stories so
Le Fanu's stories take as their subject some of what have come to be seen as "traditional" elements of ghost stories: apparitions of long-dead murder victims, mysterious supernatural happenings (often as portents of death), and the actions of fairy people. The author certainly deserves his place, as James puts it in his introduction "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories."
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often are of an antiquarian or bibliophilic bent). Still, these make for very enjoyable reading, and some of them are deliciously disturbing. Le Fanu's stories take as their subject some of what have come to be seen as "traditional" elements of ghost stories: apparitions of long-dead murder victims, mysterious supernatural happenings (often as portents of death), and the actions of fairy people. The author certainly deserves his place, as James puts it in his introduction "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories."
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LibraryThing member Finxy
Review from Badelynge
In judging the quality of this collection of ghost stories by Sheridan Le Fanu I think it's worth mentioning that this particular collection was compiled by M.R. James to bring together all of Le Fanu's anonymously published supernatural short stories. It's not a collection of
Le Fanu is rightly acknowledged as one of history's finest writers in the genre of the ghost story. Though none of his very best are included here. His stories are often characterised by a slow build up of atmosphere through the use of highly evocative language, with the supernatural elements often included sketchily or by implication. It's a formula that he made himself master of, though this collection does highlight some of his shortcomings. His syntax sometimes becomes meandering. His habit of transcribing regional dialects directly into the dialogue does add local flavour but more often renders the text almost indecipherable. Sometimes his story structure is undermined by the inclusion of little extras tagged onto the endings. There is still much to be admired. My favourite story from this collection is 'An Account Of Some Strange Disturbances In Aungier Street'. Very creepy. though even this does sport some of those extras I mentioned or as Le Fanu would have it some 'valuable collateral particulars'.
In judging the quality of this collection of ghost stories by Sheridan Le Fanu I think it's worth mentioning that this particular collection was compiled by M.R. James to bring together all of Le Fanu's anonymously published supernatural short stories. It's not a collection of
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his best work, far from it. Le Fanu's writings throw up all sorts of obstacles for the more ordered reader wishing to read all of his back catalogue. Many of these stories appeared uncredited in Le Fanu's own Dublin University Magazine or Dickens' famous periodical All the Year Round. James' included notes are invaluable to anybody embarking on a Le Fanu reading list. Though Le Fanu's penchant for publishing his stories, ideas and characters many times, often revised in small ways, completely rewritten, or subsumed into other works, tests even James' extensive study of his works. These stories are often set in the author's native Ireland or in the North of England, some very close to where I live in Lancashire. The English setting, mostly in his later works was an attempt to appeal to the larger English market. Exploiting the English market was probably one of the factors resulting in some of the revised publications.Le Fanu is rightly acknowledged as one of history's finest writers in the genre of the ghost story. Though none of his very best are included here. His stories are often characterised by a slow build up of atmosphere through the use of highly evocative language, with the supernatural elements often included sketchily or by implication. It's a formula that he made himself master of, though this collection does highlight some of his shortcomings. His syntax sometimes becomes meandering. His habit of transcribing regional dialects directly into the dialogue does add local flavour but more often renders the text almost indecipherable. Sometimes his story structure is undermined by the inclusion of little extras tagged onto the endings. There is still much to be admired. My favourite story from this collection is 'An Account Of Some Strange Disturbances In Aungier Street'. Very creepy. though even this does sport some of those extras I mentioned or as Le Fanu would have it some 'valuable collateral particulars'.
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LibraryThing member ghr4
Madam Crowl’s Ghost & Other Stories contains twelve of Sheridan Le Fanu’s ghost stories that had originally been published anonymously or under pseudonyms. The stories offer some insight into the culture, folklore, and landscape of mid-eighteenth century Ireland, and Le Fanu sets the scenes
The stories were collected and edited by M.R. James in 1923, fifty years after Le Fanu’s death. In his introduction, James notes that he has “placed the most striking and sensational of the stories at the beginning,” and assuredly, the opener “Madam Crowl’s Ghost” is the best of this lot, wherein an old woman recounts her strange experience at the age of thirteen when she was sent to Applewale House to care for the elderly and addled Dame Arabella Crowl. And upon Madam Crowl’s death, her darkest secret comes to light. That the unfolding events are seen through the eyes of a child add an additional layer of creepiness, though Le Fanu’s continuous use of a regional dialect throughout the story forces the reader to hit the brakes occasionally thereby slowing the narrative’s natural flow.
Most of the subsequent stories are fairly bland and routine, but these are the ones of some note:
Squire Toby’s Will - When the old Squire Toby Marston dies, his estate is left to his two sons, Scroope and Charlie. The elder Scroope is convinced that Charlie, by suppressing a key document, has cheated him out of ownership of the house at Gylingden - and promises revenge. An excellent atmospheric ghost story.
The White Cat of Drumgunniol - The story of that white cat and its dark omen that has hereditarily attached itself to the Donovan family. And here, the use of regional dialect in the dialogue somehow enhances the effectiveness of the story.
Ghost Stories of Chapelizod - Le Fanu spent his early childhood in Chapelizod, a village within Dublin, and it is reasonable to imagine that these tales in this mini anthology were inspired by events, rumors, or legends that came his way in those formative years. The stories are decidedly mundane, but the thought of their possible origin adds just a bit of spice.
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of his tales quite well with a keen sense of foreboding.The stories were collected and edited by M.R. James in 1923, fifty years after Le Fanu’s death. In his introduction, James notes that he has “placed the most striking and sensational of the stories at the beginning,” and assuredly, the opener “Madam Crowl’s Ghost” is the best of this lot, wherein an old woman recounts her strange experience at the age of thirteen when she was sent to Applewale House to care for the elderly and addled Dame Arabella Crowl. And upon Madam Crowl’s death, her darkest secret comes to light. That the unfolding events are seen through the eyes of a child add an additional layer of creepiness, though Le Fanu’s continuous use of a regional dialect throughout the story forces the reader to hit the brakes occasionally thereby slowing the narrative’s natural flow.
Most of the subsequent stories are fairly bland and routine, but these are the ones of some note:
Squire Toby’s Will - When the old Squire Toby Marston dies, his estate is left to his two sons, Scroope and Charlie. The elder Scroope is convinced that Charlie, by suppressing a key document, has cheated him out of ownership of the house at Gylingden - and promises revenge. An excellent atmospheric ghost story.
The White Cat of Drumgunniol - The story of that white cat and its dark omen that has hereditarily attached itself to the Donovan family. And here, the use of regional dialect in the dialogue somehow enhances the effectiveness of the story.
Ghost Stories of Chapelizod - Le Fanu spent his early childhood in Chapelizod, a village within Dublin, and it is reasonable to imagine that these tales in this mini anthology were inspired by events, rumors, or legends that came his way in those formative years. The stories are decidedly mundane, but the thought of their possible origin adds just a bit of spice.
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Original language
English
Original publication date
1923
Physical description
178 p.; 19.6 cm
ISBN
9781840220674
Local notes
Omslag: Robert Mathias
Omslagsillustration: Nathan Clair
Omslaget viser en ung kvinde der ligner et spøgelse
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Gutenberg, Canada
Omslagsillustration: Nathan Clair
Omslaget viser en ung kvinde der ligner et spøgelse
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Gutenberg, Canada
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178
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