Mystery fiction· Uncle Silas· Sheridan Le Fanu
Uncle Silas
Uncle Silas by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a classic Gothic mystery novel filled with suspense, secrets, deception, and psychological terror. The story follows Maud Ruthyn, a young heiress who is sent to live under the guardianship of her…
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Uncle Silas by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a classic Gothic mystery novel filled with suspense, secrets, deception, and psychological terror. The story follows Maud Ruthyn, a young heiress who is sent to live under the guardianship of her mysterious and troubled uncle, Silas. Living in his isolated country estate, Maud gradually becomes aware of unsettling secrets surrounding her family and the people closest to her. As she finds herself increasingly isolated and vulnerable, she must struggle to understand whom she can trust. Combining Gothic atmosphere with psychological suspense and elements of the detective story, Le Fanu explores manipulation, greed, inheritance, and the dangers hidden behind respectable appearances. Uncle Silas remains one of the most influential novels of Victorian Gothic fiction.
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- Published
- 10 September 2026
- Format
- Book
- Extent
- 65 chapters
- Language
- EN
- Chapters
- 65
- Language
- English
- On Lithril
- September 2026
Chapters
Included with the book
- 011. _AUSTIN RUTHYN, OF KNOWL, AND HIS DAUGHTER_Read
- 022. _UNCLE SILAS_Read
- 033. _A NEW FACE_Read
- 044. _MADAME DE LA ROUGIERRE_Read
- 055. _SIGHTS AND NOISES_Read
- 066. _A WALK IN THE WOOD_Read
- 077. _CHURCH SCARSDALE_Read
- 088. _THE SMOKER_Read
- 099. _MONICA KNOLLYS_Read
- 1010. _LADY KNOLLYS REMOVES A COVERLET_Read
- 1111. _LADY KNOLLYS SEES THE FEATURES_Read
- 1212. _A CURIOUS CONVERSATION_Read
- 1313. _BEFORE AND AFTER BREAKFAST_Read
- 1414. _ANGRY WORDS_Read
- 1515. _A WARNING_Read
- 1616. _DOCTOR BRYERLY LOOKS IN_Read
- 1717. _AN ADVENTURE_Read
- 1818. _A MIDNIGHT VISITOR_Read
- 1919. _AU REVOIR_Read
- 2020. _AUSTIN RUTHYN SETS OUT ON HIS JOURNEY_Read
- 2121. _ARRIVALS_Read
- 2222. _SOMEBODY IN THE ROOM WITH THE COFFIN_Read
- 2323. _I TALK WITH DOCTOR BRYERLY_Read
- 2424. _THE OPENING OF THE WILL_Read
- 2525. _I HEAR FROM UNCLE SILAS_Read
- 2626. _THE STORY OF UNCLE SILAS_Read
- 2727. _MORE ABOUT TOM CHARKE'S SUICIDE_Read
- 2828. _I AM PERSUADED_Read
- 2929. _HOW THE AMBASSADOR FARED_Read
- 3030. _ON THE ROAD_Read
- 3131. _BARTRAM-HAUGH_Read
- 3232. _UNCLE SILAS_Read
- 3333. _THE WINDMILL WOOD_Read
- 3434. _ZAMIEL_Read
- 3535. _WE VISIT A ROOM IN THE SECOND STOREY_Read
- 3636. _AN ARRIVAL AT DEAD OF NIGHT_Read
- 3737. _DOCTOR BRYERLY EMERGES_Read
- 3838. _A MIDNIGHT DEPARTURE_Read
- 3939. _COUSIN MONICA AND UNCLE SILAS MEET_Read
- 4040. _IN WHICH I MAKE ANOTHER COUSIN'S ACQUAINTANCE_Read
- 4141. _MY COUSIN DUDLEY_Read
- 4242. _ELVERSTON AND ITS PEOPLE_Read
- 4343. _NEWS AT BARTRAM GATE_Read
- 4444. _A FRIEND ARISES_Read
- 4545. _A CHAPTER-FULL OF LOVERS_Read
- 4646. _THE RIVALS_Read
- 4747. _DOCTOR BRYERLY REAPPEARS_Read
- 4848. _QUESTION AND ANSWER_Read
- 4949. _AN APPARITION_Read
- 5050. _MILLY'S FAREWELL_Read
- 5151. _SARAH MATILDA COMES TO LIGHT_Read
- 5252. _THE PICTURE OF A WOLF_Read
- 5353. _AN ODD PROPOSAL_Read
- 5454. Chapter LIVRead
- 5555. _THE FOOT OF HERCULES_Read
- 5656. _I CONSPIRE_Read
- 5757. _THE LETTER_Read
- 5858. _LADY KNOLLYS' CARRIAGE_Read
- 5959. _A SUDDEN DEPARTURE_Read
- 6060. _THE JOURNEY_Read
- 6161. _OUR BED-CHAMBER_Read
- 6262. _A WELL-KNOWN FACE LOOKS IN_Read
- 6363. _SPICED CLARET_Read
- 6464. _THE HOUR OF DEATH_Read
- 6565. _IN THE OAK PARLOUR_Read
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