Madam Crowl's Ghost by J S Le Fanu

The Classic Ghost Stories Podcast

Tony Walker

Science Fiction, Fiction, Drama

4.9 • 835 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer born on August 28, 1814, in Dublin, Ireland. He was the third son of a Protestant family with French origins. Le Fanu received his early education at Trinity College, Dublin, but left before finishing his degree to pursue a career in journalism. He quickly established himself as a successful writer, publishing stories in various magazines and newspapers. In the 1840s, Le Fanu began to focus more on fiction writing, and his works began to gain wider recognition. His most famous novel, "Uncle Silas," was published in 1864 and is considered a classic of Victorian Gothic literature. Other notable works include "In a Glass Darkly" and "Carmilla." Le Fanu's writing style was characterized by a strong sense of atmosphere and suspense, often incorporating supernatural elements. He was known for his ability to create vivid and memorable characters, particularly his strong female protagonists. Despite his success as a writer, Le Fanu's personal life was marked by tragedy. He lost his wife and infant daughter to childbirth complications, and his health began to decline in the late 1860s. He died on February 7, 1873, at the age of 58, leaving behind a legacy as one of Ireland's most important literary figures. New Patreon Request Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the showVisit us here: www.ghostpod.orgBuy me a coffee if you're glad I do this: https://ko-fi.com/tonywalkerIf you really want to help me, become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barcudMusic by The Heartwood Institute: https://bit.ly/somecomeback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Madam Crowell's ghost,
0:08.6	Everybody dies, don't they?
0:10.4	Everybody come back, isn't that so?
0:14.4	You tried to get into the locked drawer today, didn't you?
0:17.7	How do the dead come back?
0:19.0	Madam Crowell's ghost
0:20.8	Sheridan LaFarno.
0:24.9	I'm an old woman now, and I was but 13 my last birthday the night I came to Applewale House.
0:32.3	My aunt was the housekeeper there,
0:35.5	and the sort of one-horse carriage was down at Lexo, waiting to take
0:39.5	me in my box up to Apple Whale. I was a bit frightened by the time I got to Lexo, and when I saw
0:46.0	the carriage and horse, I wished myself back again with my mother at Hazelden. I was crying when I got
0:52.2	into the Shea, that's what we used to call it, an old John Mulberry that drove it, and it was a good natured fellow.
0:59.4	Bought me a handful of apples at the Golden Lion to cheer me up a bit, and he told me that there was a current cake and tea and pork chops waiting for me, all hot on my aunt's room in the great house.
1:13.1	It was a fine moonlight night, and I eat the apples, looking out of the shay window.
1:18.1	It's a shame for gentlemen to frighten a poor foolish child like I was.
1:22.4	I sometimes think it might be tricks.
1:24.9	There was two and them on the tap of the coach beside me, and they began to question
1:29.3	me after nightfall when the moon rose where I was going to. Well, I told him it was to wait on Dame
1:35.6	Arabella Crowell, a Vapalwell house, nearby Lexo. Oh then, says one of them, you'll not be
1:42.5	long there, and I looked at him as much as to say, why not?
1:46.1	For I had spoken out when I told them where I was going,
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