First time in Penguin Classics for this masterpiece of Victorian Gothic
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.
Product code: 9780140437461
| ISBN |
9780140437461 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD in mm) |
H199xW130xS29 |
| No. Of Pages |
528 |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd |