Uncle Silas

Name: Uncle Silas
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
SKU: 9780140437461
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By J. Le Fanu

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Uncle Silas by J. Le Fanu is a gothic mystery novel set in Victorian England. The story follows a young heiress named Maud Ruthyn, who is sent to live with her reclusive Uncle Silas in his decaying mansion. Amidst eerie family secrets and mysterious occurrences, Maud must navigate the tensions between trust and suspicion, as her life might depend on discerning who is friend or foe.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Uncle Silas

Maud Ruthyn is a 17 year old orphan left in the care of her fearful uncle, Silas. Together with his boorish son and a sinister French governess, Silas plots to kill Maud and claim her fortune.

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First time in Penguin Classics for this masterpiece of Victorian Gothic

One of the most significant and intriguing Gothic novels of the Victorian period, Uncle Silas is enjoyed today as a modern psychological thriller. In Uncle Silas (1864), Le Fanu brought up to date Mrs Radcliffe's earlier tales of virtue imprisoned and menaced by unscrupulous schemers.

The narrator, Maud Ruthyn, is a 17-year-old orphan left in the care of her fearful uncle, Silas. Together with his boorish son and a sinister French governess, Silas plots to kill Maud and claim her fortune. The novel established Le Fanu as a master of horror fiction.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140437461

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 December 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Edited by Victor Sage
Introduction by Victor Sage
Notes by Victor Sage

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 385g

Pages: 528

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Fiction General Fiction J. Le Fanu Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics

About the Author

Dublin-born Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) established himself as a journalist and writer of fiction and became one of the best-selling authors of the 1860-80s. His sinister and supernatural tales are the precursors of the modern ghost story. Victor Sage teaches English at the University of East Anglia. A literary critic and short story writer, he has published critical books on Gothic literature, including Horror Fiction in the Protestant Tradition (Macmillan).