Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 – 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the premier ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and had a seminal influence on the development of this genre in the Victorian era.

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“When Lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth Sin: and Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth Death.”