Ghosts & J. S. Le Fanu’s Ghostly Tales

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.Ghosts is the story of Helen alving a widow who is haunted by the many mistresses of her deceased husband and by her son who has inherited syphilis from his philandering father. Ghosts is a scathing indictment of Victorian society in which Ibsen refutes the notion that if one simply fulfils one’s duty rather than following one’s desires then a good and noble life will be achieved. Scandalous in its day for its Frank discussion of venereal disease and marriage infidelity ghosts remains to this day an intense psychological drama and sharp social criticism.Contains the following stories:Schalken the Painter An Account of Some StrangeDisturbances in Aungier Street An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House Ultor De Lacy: A Legend of Cappercullen and The Haunted Baronet