num_pages: 480
description: J. Sheridan LeFanu -- Irish author of such classics as the short vampire novel Carmella (reputed to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula) and A Chapter in the History of the Tyrone Family (said to be the tale that gave rise to Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights -- lived from 1814 until 1873. He wrote all sorts of tales, but he's best remembered as a writer of mysteries and horror.
language: English
title: The House by the Churchyard
titlecomplete: The House by the Churchyard
genres: Classics, Ireland, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Gothic, Historical Fiction, 19th Century, Fiction, Horror, Victorian
ratings_count: 473
places: Ireland, Chapelizod
publisher: Alan Rodgers Books