Uncle Silas

Uncle Silas

By J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Pages

477

Rating

3.74

Year

1864

HorrorFictionMysteryClassicsGothicVictorian

Description

One of the most significant and intriguing Gothic novels of the Victorian period and 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. The novel established Le Fanu as a master of horror fiction.

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