Uncle Silas

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.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author:Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - Джозеф Шеридан Ле Фаню

Publisher:Penguin

Language:English

Publication Date:2000

Number of pages:528 pst

Format:Paperback

Width:129 mm / 5,1'

Height:198 mm / 7,8'

Weight:382 g

ISBN:9780140437461