Uncle Silas
by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher: The Macmillan Company 1899
ISBN/ASIN: 0486217159
Number of pages: 488
Description:
A young heiress is compelled to join her mysterious uncle's peculiar household -- a secluded estate, staffed by unfriendly servants and tainted by the memory of a long-ago scandal. Le Fanu's Victorian mystery, a gripping tale of psychological terror, continues to enchant lovers of suspense with its narrative power and atmospheric details.
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