Uncle Silas
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780899683119 (0899683118)
Publish date: December 12th 1992
Publisher: Lightyear Press
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Literature,
European Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Classic Literature,
Irish Literature,
Mystery,
19th Century,
Horror,
Gothic,
Fiction
I must admit I do like a good Victorian Literature! It's just disappointing that Le Fanu doesn't have the same reputation as many other classic Victorian writer's.This story tells the tale of a young and Naive Maud Ruthyn, whose father's death leaves her under the care of the mysterious uncle of the...
Fine gothic horror. Le Fanu promoted his novels as romances, in the tradition of Sir Walter Scott, but with 'Uncle Silas' he created a sly and suspenseful gothic horror. The novel was originally published in three volumes, but it is tightly written - with every scene and every observation of the cha...
I have no idea who is supposed to be depicted in that cover image, but jesus h. christ on a popsicle stick is he (she?) ever frightening. Uncle Silas was a group read on my goodreads group, and qualifies as early gothic horror for purposes of R.I.P. It is an early example of a locked room mystery....
bookshelves: e-book, gothic, gutenberg-project, fradio, radio-4x, published-1864, mystery-thriller, victorian, boo-scary, play-dramatisation, classic Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Brazilliant Laura Read on January 15, 2013 available here: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14851I say, that was fab! ...
bookshelves: e-book, gothic, gutenberg-project, fradio, radio-4x, published-1864, mystery-thriller, victorian, boo-scary, play-dramatisation, classic Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Brazilliant Laura Read on January 15, 2013 available here: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14851I say, that was fab! ...
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