Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_by_the_Churchyard

Release date is 2006-02-15

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"The House by the Church-Yard" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a novel published in 1863 that combines mystery and historical fiction. Set in an 18th-century Irish village, the story begins when a skull bearing strange injuries is unearthed in a churchyard, sparking investigation into interconnected crimes and murders. Mervyn returns to Chapelizod to clear his wrongly convicted father's name, uncovering dark secrets involving mysterious figures and long-buried truths. Le Fanu weaves Gothic suspense with vivid portraits of Irish rural life, creating a haunting tale that influenced later writers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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