{"product_id":"in-a-glass-darkly-9791043134821","title":"In a Glass Darkly","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient and Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a \u003cstrong\u003eGlass Darkly\u003c\/strong\u003e by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, is a collection of five short stories, presented as posthumous papers of cases of the \"metaphysical\" doctor Dr. \u003cstrong\u003eMartin Hesselius\u003c\/strong\u003e. First appearing in \"Green Tea,\" originally published in \u003cstrong\u003e1869\u003c\/strong\u003e, Dr\u003cstrong\u003e. Hesselius\u003c\/strong\u003e became one of the first literary occult detectives.\u003cstrong\u003eJ\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eSheridan Le Fanu\u003c\/strong\u003e often made revisions to his work and re-released several under new names, including two from In a \u003cstrong\u003eGlass Darkly\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"The Familiar,\" a revised version of \"The Watcher,\" published in \u003cstrong\u003e1851\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \"Mr. \u003cstrong\u003eJustice Harbottle\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" a revised version of \"\u003cstrong\u003eAn Account\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eSome Strange Disturbances\u003c\/strong\u003e in Aungier Street,\" published in \u003cstrong\u003e1853\u003c\/strong\u003e.Most notably, this collection includes what is likely \u003cstrong\u003eSheridan Le Fanu\u003c\/strong\u003e's most famous work, \"Carmilla.\" A young countess turned vampire, \u003cstrong\u003eCountess Mircalla\u003c\/strong\u003e uses the anagram of her name, Carmilla, to disguise herself in order to prey on unsuspecting young women. \"Carmilla\" would heavily influence \u003cstrong\u003eBram Stoker\u003c\/strong\u003e's Dracula, which would later become the prototypical vampire archetype.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776368099479,"sku":"9791043134821","price":2299.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043134821.webp?v=1777995835","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/in-a-glass-darkly-9791043134821","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}