Exhibit:

1. Gallery for "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street" (Le Fanu, 1851)

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Parent Resource

Shades of Meaning: A Haunted Victorians Anthology

This gallery includes images and information to supplement the 1851 narrative “An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street," by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, in the collection Shades of Meaning: A Haunted Victorians Anthology.

Images in this Exhibit

Story Event Timeline

This is a timeline of major story events that happen in Le Fanu's An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street. Note: these events are ordered in accordance to how the discourse tells them, not by chronological order. 
A Deliberate Descent

"A Deliberate Descent"

 This image depicts the "lumpy, flabby, naked feet" that Richard hears descending the stairs.
The Unoccupied House in Aungier Street

"The Unoccupied House in Aungier Street"

This image represents Uncle Ludlow's unoccupied house, which Richard and Tom move into while in school. This house is the haunt, the location of the haunting, within "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street."
Goliah's Rat

"Goliah's Rat"

This image depicts the "monstrous grey rat" that Richard sees on the lobby steps. Goliath, spelled Goliah in the text, is a giant from the Book of Samuel. Known for his size, Le Fanu likens the size of the rat to Goliath's foot to verbally communicate the rat's larger-than-average size and monstrous quality.
The Hanging Judge

"The Hanging Judge"

This image depicts the moment a portrait of Judge Horrocks is "mysteriously glued" to the window of Richard's bedroom.