Uncle Silas (Paperback)

The foremost teller of scary stories in his day and a profound influence on both the novelists and filmmakers of the 20th century, Anglo-Irish author JOSEPH THOMAS SHERIDAN LE FANU (18141873) has, sadly, fallen out of scholarly and popular favor, and unfairly so. To this day, contemporary readers who happen across his works praise his talent for weaving a tense literary atmosphere tinged by the supernatural and bolstered by hints of ambiguous magic. First published in 1864, Uncle Silas, one of his more famous works, is a macabre tale of the death-haunted mansion known as Knowl, and Maud Ruthyn, who narrates for us the ominous goings-on there through her curtain of obsession with the dark and the dead. Considered by some to be among the best horror novels ever written, this is certainly a pinnacle of Victorian suspense that continues to grip sophisticated readers today. With a series of new editions of Le Fanus works, Cosimo is proud to reintroduce modern book lovers to the writings of the early master of suspense fiction who pioneered the concept of psychological horror.

General

Imprint:	Cosimo Classics
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2008
First published:	November 2008
Authors:	Joseph Sheridan Lefanu • J. Sheridan LeFanu
Dimensions:	213 x 142 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	444
ISBN-13:	978-1-60520-338-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Crime & mystery > General
LSN:	1-60520-338-6
Barcode:	9781605203386

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