
THE PURCELL PAPERS. - BY THE LATE JOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU,
AUTHOR OF 'UNCLE SILAS.'
IN THREE VOLUMES. - VOL. III.
LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY AND SON, Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen. 1880. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data LeFanu, Joseph Sheridan, 1814-1873. The Purcell papers. Reprint of the 1880 ed. published by R. Bentley, London. I. Title. PZ3.L518Pu5 (PR4879.L7) 823'.8 71-148813 ISBN 0-404-08880-5 Reprinted from an original copy in the collection of the University of Chicago Library. From the edition of 1880, London First AMS edition published in 1975 Manufactured in the United States of America International Standard Book Number: Complete Set: 0-404-08880-5 Volume III: 0-404-08883-X AMS PRESS INC. NEW YORK, N. Y. 10003
JIM SULIVAN'S ADVENTURES IN THE GREAT SNOW.
A CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF A TYRONE FAMILY
INTRODUCTION.
AN ADVENTURE OF HARDRESS FITZGERALD, A ROYALIST CAPTAIN.
'THE QUARE GANDER.'
BILLY MALOWNEY'S TASTE OF LOVE AND GLORY.
Jim Sulivan is a hard‑working, good‑natured farmhand from the Irish countryside, whose life seems ordinary until his marriage to the striking yet tempestuous Nell Gorman. Their union, though blessed with beauty, quickly turns into a relentless cycle of shouting, bruises, and bitter resentment. Jim endures constant verbal and physical attacks, his body and spirit bearing the marks of a home that offers no peace. The harsh dialect of their world adds a vivid, almost gritty texture to their everyday struggles.
One frigid evening, after a particularly savage argument, Jim seeks a moment of calm by the hearth, only to be met with Nell’s fury once again. The confrontation erupts into a violent clash that drives him to abandon the house, his injuries still raw. As he staggers through the bleak, snow‑covered fields, a familiar figure appears on the horizon—Mick Hanlon, his uncle’s servant—hinting that new, uncertain entanglements await him.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (215K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Widger
Release date
2008-05-24
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1814–1873
Best known for chilling tales like Carmilla and Uncle Silas, this Irish master of Gothic fiction helped shape the Victorian ghost story with slow-building suspense and uncanny atmosphere.
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