He stands absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories.' Thus wrote one master of the ghost story—M. R. James—about another, J. Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–73). In these three books—Schalken the Painter and Others (2002), The Haunted Baronet and Others (2003), and Mr Justice Harbottle and Others (2005)—Ash-Tree Press has collected together all of Le Fanu's supernatural and weird short fiction, including both versions of his classic tale 'Schalken the Painter'. Introduced by Jim Rockhill, who discusses Le Fanu's life and work, and with magnificent cover artwork by Douglas Walters, this three-volume set is the definitive collection of Le Fanu's short fiction, and a cornerstone of the weird fiction genre.
Donated by the publishers of the award winning Ash-Tree Press, Barbara and Christopher Roden.
