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.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780140437461Number of pages: 528Weight: 382 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 30 mm
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