Uncle Silas
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Uncle Silas

  1. 430 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Uncle Silas

About this book

Uncle Silas (1864) is a novel by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Expanded from an earlier short story, Uncle Silas is considered an important precursor to the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, and remains the author's most popular novel. It has been adapted several times for film, television, and radio.

Following the untimely death of her father, Maud Ruthyn is sent to live at Bartram-Haugh, the estate of her estranged Uncle Silas. Under the terms of her father's will, Maud must live in Silas's care for three and a half years, or until she is old enough to take control of the family fortune. Unsure, but trusting her father's judgment, she consents to the terms and makes her way to Bartram-Haugh, where she will live with a man of whom she knows very little. Rumored to have lived a troubled youth, Silas has supposedly found religion, but the recent suicide of a man to whom Silas owed money casts doubts on his intentions and unsettles young Maud. Nevertheless, she soon grows accustomed to life at his estate, befriending Silas's daughter Millicent. When Dudley, her cousin, begins to court her, Maud first denies his advances before seeking her uncle's advice. The family soon discovers that Dudley has been married all along, and he is banished from Bartram-Haugh, leaving Maud in peace for a time. Soon, however, Millicent is sent away to France to attend school, leaving Maud at the estate on her own. Only slightly comforted by Silas's promise to reunite the two cousins as soon as he can, Maud waits for the day of her journey, altogether unaware of the plot unfolding right before her eyes. Uncle Silas is a masterful novel of mystery and suspense from Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, an important pioneer of Gothic horror.

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Information

Publisher
Mint Editions
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781513271644
eBook ISBN
9781513276649
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. I. Austin Ruthyn, of Knowl, and His Daughter
  6. II. Uncle Silas
  7. III. A New Face
  8. IV. Madame De La Rougierre
  9. V. Sights and Noises
  10. VI. A Walk in the Wood
  11. VII. Church Scarsdale
  12. VIII. The Smoker
  13. IX. Monica Knollys
  14. X. Lady Knollys Removes A Coverlet
  15. XI. Lady Knollys Sees the Features
  16. XII. A Curious Conversation
  17. XIII. Before and After Breakfast
  18. XIV. Angry Words
  19. XV. A Warning
  20. XVI. Doctor Bryerly Looks In
  21. XVII. An Adventure
  22. XVIII. A Midnight Visitor
  23. XIX. Au Revoir
  24. XX. Austin Ruthyn Sets Out on his Journey
  25. XXI. Arrivals
  26. XXII. Somebody In the Room with the Coffin
  27. XXIII. I Talk with Doctor Bryerly
  28. XXIV. The Opening of the Will
  29. XXV. I Hear from Uncle Silas
  30. XXVI. The Story of Uncle Silas
  31. XXVII. More About Tom Charke’s Suicide
  32. XXVIII. I am Persuaded
  33. XXIX. How the Ambassador Fared
  34. XXX. On the Road
  35. XXXI. Bartram-Haugh
  36. XXXII. Uncle Silas
  37. XXXIII. The Windmill Wood
  38. XXXIV. Zamiel
  39. XXXV. We Visit A Room in the Second Storey
  40. XXXVI. An Arrival at Dead of Night
  41. XXXVII. Doctor Bryerly Emerges
  42. XXXVIII. A Midnight Departure
  43. XXXIX. Cousin Monica and Uncle Silas Meet
  44. XL. In Which I Make Another Cousin’s Acquaintance
  45. XLI. My Cousin Dudley
  46. XLII. Elverston and Its People
  47. XLIII. News at Bartram Gate
  48. XLIV. A Friend Arises
  49. XLV. A Chapter-Full of Lovers
  50. XLVI. The Rivals
  51. XLVII. Doctor Bryerly Reappears
  52. XLVIII. Question and Answer
  53. XLIX. An Apparition
  54. L. Milly’s Farewell
  55. LI. Sarah Matilda Comes to Light
  56. LII. The Picture of a Wolf
  57. LIII. An Odd Proposal
  58. LIV. In Search of Mr. Charke’s Skeleton
  59. LV. The Foot of Hercules
  60. LVI. I Conspire
  61. LVII. The Letter
  62. LVIII. Lady Knollys’ Carriage
  63. LIX. A Sudden Departure
  64. LX. The Journey
  65. LXI. Our Bed-Chamber
  66. LXII. A Well-Known Face Looks In
  67. LXIII. Spiced Claret
  68. LXIV. The Hour of Death
  69. LXV. In the Oak Parlour
  70. Conclusion
  71. A Note About the Author
  72. A Note from the Publisher