The House by the Churchyard

The House by the Churchyard
First edition title page
AuthorJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu
PublisherWilliam Tinsley
Publication date
1863

The House by the Churchyard (1863) is a novel by Sheridan Le Fanu that combines elements of the mystery novel and the historical novel. Aside from its own merits, the novel is important as a key source for James Joyce's Finnegans Wake.[1]

  1. ^ James S. Atherton, The Books at the Wake: A Study of Literary Allusions in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, pp. 110-113.