Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu gave life to the modern ghost story style and inspired the genre's most famous contributor, M. R. James. Gathered together for the first time are Le Fanu's complete ghost stories in 30 extraordinary recordings.A manuscript from the collection of the Rev. Francis Purcell, an Irish country priest whose interests extend to the gathering of old local legends. In this tale, an errant parishioner is encouraged to mend his ways following a terrifying near death experience.