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. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Joseph Sheridan
Le Fanu's Uncle Silas is a classic of Irish literature reimagined
for modern readers.
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