false 49190 34 In <i>Uncle Silas</i>, Sheridan Le Fanu's most celebrated novel, Maud Ruthyn, the young, naïve heroine, is plagued by Madame de la Rougierre from the moment the enigmatic older woman is hired as her governess. A liar, bully, and spy, when Madame leaves the house, she takes her dark secret with her. But when Maud is orphaned, she is sent to live with her Uncle Silas, her father's mysterious brother and a man with a scandalous-even murderous-past. And, once again, she encounters Madame, whose sinister role in Maud's destiny becomes all too clear.<br><br>With its subversion of reality and illusion, and its exploration of fear through the use of mystery and the supernatural, <i>Uncle Silas</i> shuns the conventions of traditional horror and delivers a chilling psychological thriller. 2847087 book 1864 Uncle Silas (Penguin Classics) total:135|5:39|4:61|3:28|2:4|1:3| 135 534 415 28 5 2 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 08:10:28 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 14:35:19 -0700 2009 Uncle Silas was from this genre.
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Young, naïve, and eager to please, Maud Ruthyn lives a very sheltered life--but she’s no stranger to horror, mystery, and suspense. She’s in awe of her aristocratic father, her manor home is seclud...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 12:50:55 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 18:48:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 05:28:25 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 11:23:06 -0700 2009 one uncle, the black sheep of the family, the one that just isn't all quite there. The title character here is just such an uncle.

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