In a Glass Darkly.

Oxford world Classics have a lovely edition of this fine story collection which I can highly recommend for those curious about Sheridan Le Fanu and eager to find out why he is so highly regarded by not only readers of ghost stories but also those others who wrote them. M R James rated him very highly, describing him as a master in the field and by heavens that is one man who knew what he was talking about. Even the stories which have no supernatural element stir the blood and stoke the imagination. It was Carmilla which first caught my young attention but it was Schalkin The Painter which brought me back again and again.

Since reading this collection I have determined to find out more about the author, to perhaps have a go at writing apiece about his life and work. With a collection like this its a course of work research which will prove rewarding in all sorts of ways, I suspect. And perhaps it will go some way in not constructing sentences as Yoda might.