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Wylder's Hand (Crime Classics)
Sheridan Le Fanu
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Description for Wylder's Hand (Crime Classics)
Paperback. The marriage of Mark and Dorcas was to end generations of rivalry between the Wylder and Brandon families, and establish a new dynasty at the great old house Brandon Hall. But jealous adversaries have other plans.. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 410.
The Wylders and the Brandons share a history of intermarriage, bitter rivalry, villainy and madness. The wedding of Mark Wylder to his rich and beautiful cousin, Dorcas Brandon, was to inaugurate a harmonious new era at Brandon Hall. But as the ceremony draws near, Mark disappears without trace, leaving Dorcas in shock, and the assembled family in a state of severe agitation. And when Mark's letters arrive back at the Hall, postmarked from Europe, the sinister figure of Captain Stanley Lake emerges from the wings to claim Dorcas as his own...
First published in 1864, Wylder's Hand was ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843549093
SKU
V9781843549093
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Sheridan Le Fanu
Sheridan Le Fanu was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1814. He published many short stories and novels throughout his career, including Uncle Silas, and the collection In A Glass Darkly, which featured the lesbian vampire story 'Camilla', for which he is probably best remembered today. He is was a master of the macabre and the ghostly. He suffered from recurring ... Read more
Reviews for Wylder's Hand (Crime Classics)
"'He succeeds in inspiring a mysterious terror better than any other writer... It would be a plausible thing to compare the place of Le Fanu in fiction with that of Dore in art.' M. R. James 'The Simenon of the peculiar.' V. S. Pritchett 'A master of mystery and horror.' Dorothy L. Sayers"