Uncle Silas
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Uncle Silas

by Sheridan Le Fanu

1864•Thriller•480 pages

Taste attributes: thrillerhorrorpsychologicaldramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateenclosedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leadssolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeMorally murky and fresh: a serious thriller, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ThrillerHorrorPsychologicalDramaRescue/escape/jeopardyTroubled leadsSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

UnclesOrphansGovernessesMurderersEnglandPsychological fiction

Details

Author
Sheridan Le Fanu
Published
1864
Pages
480
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