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Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the 19th century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era.
'Wicked Captain Walshawe' is a disquieting ghost story. Captain Walshawe, a dissolute rake, marries a wealthy heiress as a means to pay off his gambling debts. The marriage is an unhappy one on account if his dreadful behaviour. When his wife dies, her old Irish servant casts a curse on Walshawe...which years later leads to a bizarre and totally inexplicable scene after the captain's own death.
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About Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Joseph
Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish author and the leading
writer of gothic and mystery stories of the time, helping develop the genre in
the Victorian Era. His most widely-read works are Uncle Silas, In a Glass Darkly, and Carmilla.