This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1896. Born in Dublin in 1814, he came from a literary family of Huguenot origins; both his grandmother Alicia Sheridan Le Fanu and his great-uncle Richard Brinsley Sheridan were playwrights,

Fiza Pathan was born in Mumbai, India. She finished her high school education from Bombay Scottish School, a reputed ICSE School in Mumbai. She then attended St. Andrews College to pursue her B.A. degree in History and Sociology, and graduated with a first class. A trained teacher, she graduated with a first class from the St. Theresa's Institute of Education, Santa Cruz, her special subjects being History and English.
She has written ten award-winning books and a short story "Flesh of Flesh," which reflect her interest in furthering the cause of education and in championing social issues. She has placed in over 50 literary awards either as winner or finalist, chief among them being: Readers' Favorite Book Awards; Reader Views Literary Awards; Eric Hoffer Book Award; Foreword Reviews Indie Fab Book Awards; Mom's Choice Award; Literary Classics Book Awards and Dan Poynter's Global EBook Awards. She lives with her maternal family, and writes novels and short stories which include almost all genres. You may follow her on Twitter @FizaPathan and subscribe to her blog http://insaneowl.wordpress.com/feed/