Uncle Silas
by Sheridan Le Fanu
In Uncle Silas, Cheridan Le Fan's most famous novel, Maud Rutin, a young, naïve heroine, suffers from Madame de la Rougiere from the moment she is hired as the governess of the mysterious old woman. A liar, a bully and a spy take her dark secret with her when Madame leaves the house. But when Maude becomes an orphan, she is sent to live with her uncle, Silas, her father's mysterious brother and husband with a scandalous, even murderous past. And once again, he encounters Madame, whose sinister role in Maud's fate becomes very clear. By undermining reality and illusion as well as exploring fear using mystery and the supernatural, Uncle Silas eschews traditional horror traditions and presents a terrifying psychological thriller.
