The House by the Church-yard
The House by the Church-yard is an 1863 horror and historical fiction novel by Sheridan Le Fanu. The story is set in Ireland. Key subjects include religious.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, and 32 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 118 editions.
It runs to roughly 528 pages — 9–10 hours of reading at an average pace. A free LibriVox audiobook (26 h 21 min) is available.
About The House by the Church-yard
Sheridan Le Fanu's historical mystery novel The House by the Churchyard was written in 1863. A skull unearthed in a churchyard show signs of violent blows to the head and, even more disturbingly, the small hole caused by trepanning. One hundred years before, a coffin is buried secretly, "R.D." the only identification on its brass plague. The House by the Churchyard was a major source of inspiration for James Joyce's Finnegans Wake.
Free audiobook
The House by the Church-yard — LibriVox recording, 26 h 21 min in 100 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Quick answers
Who wrote The House by the Church-yard?
The House by the Church-yard was written by Sheridan Le Fanu and first published in 1863.
What genre is The House by the Church-yard?
It is usually shelved as Horror and Historical Fiction.
How long is The House by the Church-yard?
The median edition has 528 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is there a free audiobook of The House by the Church-yard?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 26 h 21 min.
What books are similar to The House by the Church-yard?
Readers who like it often enjoy Nightmare Abbey, The House of Seven Gables Readalong and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain.
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