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The Le Fanu Library

The Le Fanu Library

By: Sheridan Le Fanu
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Enter a quiet chamber of candlelight and shadow, where the tales of Sheridan Le Fanu are spoken once more. The Le Fanu Library invites listeners to wander through haunted houses, whispered confessions, and mysteries that tremble between dream and waking.

Each episode presents his strange and elegant works unabridged. Stories of beauty touched by dread, of secrets long buried yet never silent. Draw near, and let the darkness speak softly; for in these pages, the past lingers, watchful, and the flame burns on.Public domain
Episodes
  • Wylder's Hand Chapter 39 - In Which Miss Rachel Lake Comes To Brandon, And Doctor Buddle Calls Again
    Apr 28 2026
    In which Rachel Lake arrives at Brandon to find her brother Stanley grievously wounded, and amidst anxious whispers and painful vigils, she implores him to reveal the secrets that trouble their family. Meanwhile, Lord Chelford navigates the delicate matters of trust and estate with the attorney Mr. Larkin, their evening conversations coloured by a mixture of social ambition and the sombre shadow of Mark Wylder's mysterious absence.
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    18 mins
  • Wylder's Hand Chapter 40 - The Attorney's Adventures On The Way Home
    Apr 28 2026
    In which Mr. Jos. Larkin, a man of business bent on his familiar path through shadowy woods, encounters a mysterious, ghostly figure whose eerie calls and silent disappearance unsettle his usually rational mind. Despite his outward composure and self-reassurance, the strange manifestations and whispered voices imbue the night air with a spectral and haunting atmosphere that presses upon his thoughts as he hastens toward the safety of Gylingden’s village lights.
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    11 mins
  • Wylder's Hand Chapter 38 - After The Ball
    Apr 27 2026
    In which Captain Lake, burdened by a looming and inescapable peril following a regrettable incident at a ball, is found grievously wounded and in dire need of urgent medical care at Brandon Hall. The somber atmosphere deepens as those around him grapple with the gravity of his condition, their anxiety heightened by the arrival of the village doctor and plans for a critical operation.
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    19 mins
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