In a Glass Darkly

by Le Fanu, Sheridan; Tracy, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780192839473
• ISBN10: 0192839470
• Edition: Annotated
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This remarkable collection of stories, first published in 1872, includes Green Tea, The Familiar, Mr. Justice Harbottle, The Room in the Dragon Volant, and Carmilla. The five stories are purported to be cases by Dr. Hesselius, a 'metaphysical' doctor, who is willing to consider the ghosts both as real and as hallucinatory obsessions. The reader's doubtful anxiety mimics that of the protagonist, and each story thus creates that atmosphere of mystery which is the supernatural experience. This new annotated edition includes an introduction, notes on the text, and explanatory notes.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Note on the Text	p. xxix
Select Bibliography	p. xxx
A Chronology of Sheridan Le Fanu	p. xxxii
In a Glass Darkly	p. 1
Green Tea	p. 5
The Familiar	p. 41
Mr Justice Harbottle	p. 83
The Room in the Dragon Volant	p. 119
Carmilla	p. 243
Explanatory Notes	p. 320
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