Uncle Silas
$48.88
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
5 April 2023
Summary
‘The old woman opened the door, and the next moment I was in the presence of Uncle Silas.’
In Victorian Derbyshire, 17-year-old orphan and heiress Maud Ruthyn is sent to live at the claustrophobic Bartram-Haugh house with her mysterious Uncle Silas. Silas has a reputation for gambling debts and past accusations of murder, but now lives as a reformed Christian. Sinister schemes and preternatural events unfold as Silas, his son, and a malevolent governess plot against Maud and her fortu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198864356 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198864353 |
| Author: | Sheridan Le Fanu |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 5 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 330g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Oxford World's Classics |
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I would recommend for professors of British literature to assign this work in undergraduate and graduate classes without hesitation. It will not be an easy read, but each of them will come away with unique things to write about. This also means that this book is suitable for libraries of all types and sizes, so that some of the poorer students can access some free copies. * Anna Faktorovich, Pennsylvania Literary Journal *
About The Author
Sheridan Le Fanu
Claire Connolly is Professor of Modern English at University College Cork in Ireland. Her book A Cultural History of the Irish Novel, 1790-1829 (2011) won the Donald J. Murphy Prize, awarded by the American Conference for Irish Studies. With Marjorie Howes (Boston College), she is General Editor of Irish Literature in Transition, 1700-2020 (2020).
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