Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
In this captivating blend of gothic horror, romance, and psychological intrigue, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu invites readers into the crumbling halls of the Wyvern estate-a place where secrets fester and danger walks in shadows. When young Alice Maybell is taken into the household of the enigmatic Squire Fairfield, she becomes entangled in a world of repressed passions, family curses, and unexplained deaths. As a creeping dread takes hold, Alice must navigate a maze of lies, forbidden love, and spectral forces that refuse to be silenced. Rich in Victorian atmosphere and moral complexity, The Wyvern Mystery is a chilling portrait of domestic terror and the tragic weight of inheritance. A true classic of gothic fiction, it is Le Fanu at his most gripping and mysterious.