In a Glass Darkly
by Sheridan Le Fanu
Taste attributes: horrormysterymonster/alien/supernaturalfantasyfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadssolving the riddle/not as it seemsself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, morally murky horror novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
In a Glass Darkly collects together five short stories from gothic horror and mystery writer Sheridan Le Fanu. The book, published in 1872 a year before Le Fanu's death, is named from a passage in Corinthians which speaks of humankind perceiving the world "through a glass darkly." The stories are told from the posthumous writings of an occult detective named Dr Martin Hesselius.
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- Author
- Sheridan Le Fanu
- Published
- 1872
- Pages
- 332
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