In a glass darkly vs Tales of Uncanny and Supernatural: Which Should You Read?

Cover of In a glass darkly In a glass darkly Sheridan Le Fanu · 1872 ★★★★☆ 3.8 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Challenging

In a Glass Darkly collects together five short stories from gothic horror and mystery writer Sheridan Le Fanu. The book, published in 1872 a year before Le Fanu's death, is named from a passage in Corinthians which…

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Cover of Tales of Uncanny and Supernatural Tales of Uncanny and Supernatural Algernon Blackwood · 1949 426 pages · ≈ 7 h 53 m · Challenging

Where reality fades and the supernatural begins… Algernon Blackwood is celebrated as one of the greatest masters of supernatural fiction. His stories don't rely on shock or gore—instead, they awaken a creeping unease,…

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In a glass darklyTales of Uncanny and Supernatural
Goodreads 3.8 (6118) —
Hardcover 3.6 (15) —

Reception

In a glass darklyTales of Uncanny and Supernatural
Ratings 6118 —
Editions 41 12
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 18609 —
Reading it now 408 —
Written reviews 512 —
Wikipedia attention 2398 —
Pages 288 426

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