{"product_id":"in-a-glass-darkly","title":"In A Glass Darkly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was one of the great masters of Victorian of mystery and horror fiction, and can be regarded as the father of the modern ghost story. \u003cem\u003eIn a Glass Darkly\u003c\/em\u003e (1872), one of his most celebrated volumes, purports to be the casebook of Dr Hesselius, a pioneer psychologist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese five tales represent some of Le Fanu''s most accomplished work, which rises above the staid conventions of the age. Although drawing on Gothic conventions - the book features both ghosts and vampires - Le Fanu redefined the parameters of supernatural fiction. He had little interest in the crude depiction of other worldly phenomena in order to provide the reader with a pleasurable frisson of fear. Le Fanu''s concern rather lay in the examination of the results of supernatural experience on the psyche of his protagonist; in this he paved the way for the work of Henry James and M. R. James.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded is ‘Carmilla’, a classic vampire story, pre-dating (but heavily influencing) \u003cem\u003eDracula \u003c\/em\u003eby 26 years and establishing many of the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etraditional facets of the female vampire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is an indispensable cornerstone of modern horror and remains one of the finest collections of unsettling fiction in the language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreen Tea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Familiar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Justice Harbottle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Room in the Dragon Volant\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57490056053109,"sku":"9781840225525","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781840225525.jpg?v=1786441950","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/in-a-glass-darkly","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}