num_pages: 477
description: 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 menaced by unscrupulous schemers. The narrator, Maud Ruthyn, is a 17 year old orphan left in the care of her fearful uncle, Silas. The novel established Le Fanu as a master of horror fiction.
language: English
title: Uncle Silas
titlecomplete: Uncle Silas
characters: Milly Ruthyn, Silas Ruthyn, Lady Monica, Austyn Ruthyn, Madame de la Rougierre, Dudley Ruthyn, Dickon Hawkes, Dr. Bryerly, Maud Ruthyn
genres: Historical Fiction, Gothic, Literature, Victorian, Horror, Classics, Mystery, Irish Literature, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 6413
places: Derbyshire, England, England
publisher: Penguin Books