The House by the Churchyard

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The House by the Churchyard is a 19th-century gothic mystery novel by Sheridan Le Fanu, blending ghostly intrigue with social and historical drama in an Irish village setting.

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instanceOf Irish novel
gothic novel
mystery novel
novel
author Sheridan Le Fanu
countryOfOrigin Ireland
firstPublicationDate 1863
firstPublicationForm serial
genre ghost story
gothic fiction
historical fiction
mystery fiction
hasAdaptationStatus adapted for radio
hasCriticalReception regarded as one of Sheridan Le Fanu's major works
hasLiteraryMovement Victorian literature
hasMotif buried past
ghostly visitation
hidden identity
village gossip
hasNotableCharacter Charles Nutter
Dr. Walsingham
Father Roach
Mary Matchwell
Mervyn
Mr. Dangerfield
Mrs. Nutter
Tom Toole
hasStructuralFeature frame narrative
multiple viewpoints
hasTheme community life
crime
historical drama
murder
secrets
social drama
supernatural
influencedAuthor James Joyce
literaryInfluenceOn Dubliners
literaryPeriod Victorian era
mediaType print
narrativeForm prose
originalLanguage English
publicationCentury 19th century
publisher Tinsley Brothers
settingCountry Ireland
settingLocation Chapelizod
settingType village
timePeriodOfSetting 18th century
Georgian era

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Sheridan Le Fanu notableWork The House by the Churchyard
Sheridan Le Fanu wrote The House by the Churchyard
Le Fanu notableWork The House by the Churchyard
subject surface form: Sheridan Le Fanu