"The Cock and Anchor" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a historical novel that drops you into a vibrant Old Dublin where love, devotion, and danger simmer beneath the surface during a period of political chaos; the book centers on Edmond O'Connor, a refined young man whose escapades highlight larger ideas of faithfulness and respect in a world undergoing change, we first meet Edmond seeking shelter at the “The Cock and Anchor” inn following a close call with thieves, craving only warmth and a meal, but becomes entangled with a mysterious stranger whose presence implies hidden dangers, with hints of O'Connor's origins emerge, including his relations to Richard O’Connor, a soldier, and a murky history threatening to resurface, the initial air of mystery builds anticipation for the trials O'Connor is about to face, both romantically and politically.
The Cock and Anchor
By Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
In a city teeming with political turmoil, a young gentleman's quest for safety leads him into a web of secret identities, risky alliances, and a past that refuses to stay buried.
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About the AuthorJoseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of his time, central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories". Three of his best-known works are the locked-room mystery Uncle Silas, the vampire novella Carmilla, and the historical novel The House by the Churchyard.
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of his time, central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories". Three of his best-known works are the locked-room mystery Uncle Silas, the vampire novella Carmilla, and the historical novel The House by the Churchyard.
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