The house by the church-yard

Sheridan Le Fanu's historical mystery novel The House by the Churchyard was written in 1863. A skull unearthed in a churchyard show signs of violent blows to the head and, even more disturbingly, the small hole caused by trepanning. One hundred years before, a coffin is buried secretly, "R.D." the only identification on its brass plague. The House by the Churchyard was a major source of inspiration for James Joyce's Finnegans Wake.

Year

1863

Language

English

Publisher

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

Editions

99

Reader rating

3.4 / 5 (16)

Pages

528

ISBN

9780548290545

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