Mint Editions (Horrific, Paranormal, Supernatural and Gothic Tales)
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Mint Editions (Horrific, Paranormal, Supernatural and Gothic Tales)
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.
This edition of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's Uncle Silas is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- I. Austin Ruthyn, of Knowl, and His Daughter
- II. Uncle Silas
- III. A New Face
- IV. Madame De La Rougierre
- V. Sights and Noises
- VI. A Walk in the Wood
- VII. Church Scarsdale
- VIII. The Smoker
- IX. Monica Knollys
- X. Lady Knollys Removes A Coverlet
- XI. Lady Knollys Sees the Features
- XII. A Curious Conversation
- XIII. Before and After Breakfast
- XIV. Angry Words
- XV. A Warning
- XVI. Doctor Bryerly Looks In
- XVII. An Adventure
- XVIII. A Midnight Visitor
- XIX. Au Revoir
- XX. Austin Ruthyn Sets Out on his Journey
- XXI. Arrivals
- XXII. Somebody In the Room with the Coffin
- XXIII. I Talk with Doctor Bryerly
- XXIV. The Opening of the Will
- XXV. I Hear from Uncle Silas
- XXVI. The Story of Uncle Silas
- XXVII. More About Tom Charke’s Suicide
- XXVIII. I am Persuaded
- XXIX. How the Ambassador Fared
- XXX. On the Road
- XXXI. Bartram-Haugh
- XXXII. Uncle Silas
- XXXIII. The Windmill Wood
- XXXIV. Zamiel
- XXXV. We Visit A Room in the Second Storey
- XXXVI. An Arrival at Dead of Night
- XXXVII. Doctor Bryerly Emerges
- XXXVIII. A Midnight Departure
- XXXIX. Cousin Monica and Uncle Silas Meet
- XL. In Which I Make Another Cousin’s Acquaintance
- XLI. My Cousin Dudley
- XLII. Elverston and Its People
- XLIII. News at Bartram Gate
- XLIV. A Friend Arises
- XLV. A Chapter-Full of Lovers
- XLVI. The Rivals
- XLVII. Doctor Bryerly Reappears
- XLVIII. Question and Answer
- XLIX. An Apparition
- L. Milly’s Farewell
- LI. Sarah Matilda Comes to Light
- LII. The Picture of a Wolf
- LIII. An Odd Proposal
- LIV. In Search of Mr. Charke’s Skeleton
- LV. The Foot of Hercules
- LVI. I Conspire
- LVII. The Letter
- LVIII. Lady Knollys’ Carriage
- LIX. A Sudden Departure
- LX. The Journey
- LXI. Our Bed-Chamber
- LXII. A Well-Known Face Looks In
- LXIII. Spiced Claret
- LXIV. The Hour of Death
- LXV. In the Oak Parlour
- Conclusion
- A Note About the Author
- A Note from the Publisher