Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh
A young Victorian girl orphaned and left in the care of her sinister uncle, tells a highly charged story of intimidation, criminality, and violence. Her uncle is assisted by a boorish son and a grotesque French governess in his attempts to seize his ward's fortune.
A young Victorian girl orphaned and left in the care of her sinister uncle, tells a highly charged story of intimidation, criminality, and violence. Her uncle is assisted by a boorish son and a grotesque French governess in his attempts to seize his ward's fortune.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780140437461
Publish date: 05-06-2001
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Irish Literature,
Mystery,
19th Century,
Ireland,
Horror,
Gothic,
Fiction
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This is the most frightening book I have ever read. Before I picked this up, I had read some of Le Fanu's short fiction, the ghost stories based on Irish legends, and, of course, [b:CARMILLA|6045083|CARMILLA|LE FANU JOSEPH S.|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21FQZQy41%2BL._SL75_.jpg|6220670]. ...
This is not a perfect book, but it is a lot of fun. If you are looking for a Victorian Gothic novel, this is one of the first. The most frustrating thing about it is the relentless optimism of the heroine who keeps trying to make things okay that are really not. The last 1/4 of the book is a page ...
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