Uncle Silas

By (author): "J. Sheridan Le Fanu"
Genres:Fiction books  Classics books  Mystery books  Horror books  19th Century books  Gothic books  
Publish Date: December 1864
Uncle Silas
ISBN1847026842
ISBN139781847026842
AsinUncle Silas
CharactersMaud Ruthyn, Austyn Ruthyn, Silas Ruthyn, Madame de la Rougierre, Lady
Original titleUncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh
Uncle Silas is a Victorian Gothic mystery/thriller novel by the Anglo-Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It is notable as one of the earliest examples of the locked room mystery subgenre. It is not a novel of the supernatural (despite a few creepily ambiguous touches), but does show a strong interest in the occult and in the ideas of Swedenborg. (Summary by Wikipedia)