Uncle Silas J. Le Fanu

Name: Uncle Silas By J. Le Fanu
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Uncle Silas by J. Le Fanu

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Summary

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.

Uncle Silas Summary

Uncle Silas by J. Le Fanu

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 menacedby 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.

About J. Le Fanu

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).

Additional information

Sku

GOR001960520

ISBN 13

9780140437461

ISBN 10

0140437460

Title

Uncle Silas by J. Le Fanu

Author

J. Le Fanu

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Year published

2000-12-07

Number of pages

528

Prizes

N/A

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