In a Glass Darkly

'In a Glass Darkly' is a collection of stories, of the Gothic horror and mystery genres, authored by Sheridan Le Fanu. The stories are presented as selections from the posthumous papers of the occult detective Dr. Martin Hesselius. The titles of the stories are: "Green Tea", "The Familiar", "Mr. Justice Harbottle", "The Room in the Dragon Volant" and "Carmilla." The novella, 'Carmilla', a tale of a female vampire, set in Styria, Austria is said to have greatly influenced the author Bram Stoker in writing his famous novel 1897 "Dracula".