Uncle Silas : A Tale of Bartram-Haugh. By Sheridan Le Fanu; frontispiece drawing by Fritz Wegner. LONDON & GLASGOW : 1963. HARDBACK in JACKET. [ Chosen Books ]
by LE FANU, Joseph Sheridan, 1814-1873
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus
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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.
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- Rosley Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 054136
- Title
- Uncle Silas : A Tale of Bartram-Haugh. By Sheridan Le Fanu; frontispiece drawing by Fritz Wegner. LONDON & GLASGOW : 1963. HARDBACK in JACKET. [ Chosen Books ]
- Author
- LE FANU, Joseph Sheridan, 1814-1873
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece drawing by Fritz Wegner.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son Limited.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- George MacDonald
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