The House by the Churchyard (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
- First Published: 1863
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Horror
- Time of Work: Late eighteenth century
- Setting: Chapelizod, a suburb of Dublin
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature, Horror literature
- Subjects: Murder or homicide, Supernatural, Polygamy or bigamy, Violence, Eighteenth century, Wealth, Ireland or Irish people, Nobility
- Locales: Dublin, Ireland
Characters Discussed
Mr. Mervyn, the son of Lord Dunoran, who was an Irish nobleman wrongly convicted and executed for the murder of a man named Beauclerc and whose estates and title were taken from his family because of his conviction. Mervyn takes a house in Chapelizod, a Dublin suburb, in order to find the real murderer and clear his father’s name. With the help of Zekiel Irons, he aids in proving Paul Dangerfield guilty of Beauclerc’s murder, and thus his father’s innocence. He regains his family’s good name, and by official action the title and estates are returned...
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