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Wonderful Victorian Gothic thriller. Maud Ruthyn is an heiress raised on a lonely rural estate by her widowed father and his faithful servants. Her father puts her under the supervision of a governess she distrusts and dislikes, Madame de la Rougierre. The visits of their chatty older cousin Monica Knollys give Maud her only sight of a brighter, social, outside world - but Cousin Monica also tells tales of Maud's Uncle Silas, the black sheep of the family, who has been accused of murder in the p
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Excellent reread that I did not expect to be doing. But once I started I could not stop. Le Fanu is famous for Carmilla and other smaller darker stories, but Uncle Silas is frigging awesome. The characters in this story are so Le Fanu. It's a Gothic masterpiece!!!!!! Highly recommended.
The story itself is simple. Young woman, who has money, is manipulated by others, for her money! But don't let that simple story fool you. All the Gothic trappings are what makes this otherwise simple trope, a cla ...more
The story itself is simple. Young woman, who has money, is manipulated by others, for her money! But don't let that simple story fool you. All the Gothic trappings are what makes this otherwise simple trope, a cla ...more
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