in a glass darkly book

October 7th 1999

“What a fool I was!

Of the stories, I liked ‘Carmilla’ and ‘The Room in the Dragon Volant’ the most — the mystery in the latter spun out satisfyingly, even if I did sort of guess how it would end. The chump protagonist Beckett is a classic example of being led by the dick, Victorian sensibilities aside.Arguably the first great ghost story collection in the Western canon. The chump protagonist Beckett is a classic example of being led by the dick, Victorian sensibilities aside.The name Sheridan Le Fanu was not unfamiliar to me. ‘Carmilla’ is mostly famous, I think, because it’s an early vampire story and because there’s a lot of homoerotic content. 48’, but thoroughly enjoyed reading them again.

Carmilla was an exception in that the horror of the story is a main figure throughout and there were some very interesting lesbian themes going on beside. Will he be taken for a fool or save a life?

Welcome back. tales from Le Fanu, the best of which, is the longest; The Room in the Dragon Volant, an amusing historical romance set in a politically unstable France, complete with mysterious beautiful woman in distress, gentleman hero, mysterious circumstances, oriental magic, conspiracy, secrets and jealousies. Delightful collection of classic short stories. The stories are; Green Tea, The Familiar and Judge Harbottle. Be the first to ask a question about In a Glass Darkly

I’d read of him as a gothic writer contemporary with Poe, but his books are not easily located in the local indie bookstore. We’d love your help. There’s nothing like picking up a debut novel and feeling like you’ve found your new favorite author. Unsure whether it was real, he battles with himself about speaking out about this horrific crime.

Well worth checking out!3.4 star average over all the stories, but without a doubt needs to be rounded up to 4 stars.3.4 star average over all the stories, but without a doubt needs to be rounded up to 4 stars.Most people reading In A Glass Darkly today are going to be doing so because they've heard about Carmilla. There's a genuine spark between the two girls that one feels could have passed for love, despite the true predatory nature of Carmilla's character.Impossible to pick a favorite story from this collection;however, the judge, Harbottle was by far my favorite character with his "gouty claw" and his "buxom housekeeper".

In a Glass Darkly(from which the novella Carmillais drawn) is purportedly a collection of case histories written up by Dr Martin Hesselius, a proto-psychiatrist who is among the first occult detectives in literature. Reviewing the stories as I go because I have a bad habit of forgetting what individual stories are about by the time I finish the whole.Reviewing the stories as I go because I have a bad habit of forgetting what individual stories are about by the time I finish the whole.Five supernatural (or are they?)

Unsure whether it was real, he battles with himself about speaking out about this horrific crime. James was a self proclaimed "disciple" of Le Fanu and this became apparent as I read the stories from the master himself.

This story is eclipsed in fame by the last, Carmilla, despite it really being not as good; that's what feeding Victorians with such sensations as lesbian vampires will do! I figured I’d eventually find him in a used context, which is what happened. A man has a vision in his mirror of a beautiful woman being strangled by a scarred man, only to meet the very people he saw. We have here three ghost stories from the man M.R.