Uncle Silas

by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Crime & Mystery Fiction Gothic Fiction Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers

67 chapters18h 38mEnglish1865

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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 sub-genre. 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)

Chapters (66)

1Austin Ruthyn, Of Knowl, And His Daughter

994

2Uncle Silas

700

3A New Face

725

4Madame De La Rougierre

518

5Sights And Noises

670

6A Walk In The Wood

727

7Church Scarsdale

703

8The Smoker

665

9Monica Knollys

764

10Lady Knollys Removes A Coverlet

722

11Lady Knollys Sees The Features

683

12A Curious Conversation

666

13Before And After Breakfast

804

14Angry Words

990

15A Warning

896

16Doctor Bryerly Looks In

927

17An Adventure

1037

18A Midnight Visitor

1173

19Au Revoir

1039

20Austin Ruthyn Sets Out On His Journey

959

21Arrivals

1133

22Somebody In The Room With The Coffin

900

23I Talk With Doctor Bryerly

944

24The Opening Of The Will

1371

25I Hear From Uncle Silas

1222

26The Story Of Uncle Silas

943

27More About Tom Charke’s Suicide

881

28I Am Persuaded

1211

29How The Ambassador Fared

1258

30On The Road

1072

31Bartram-Haugh

1412

32Uncle Silas

1169

33The Windmill Wood

902

34Zamiel

1208

35We Visit A Room In The Second Storey

949

36An Arrival At Dead Of Night

1057

37Doctor Bryerly Emerges

1070

38A Midnight Departure

1076

39Cousin Monica And Uncle Silas Meet

1206

40In Which I Make Another Cousin's Acquaintance

1036

41My Cousin Dudley

1014

42Elverston And Its People

1374

43News At Bartram Gate

1423

44A Friend Arises

1449

45A Chapter-Full of Lovers

1076

46The Rivals

1107

47Doctor Bryerly Reappears

973

48Question and Answer

1001

49An Apparition

1213

50Milly's Farewell

1243

51Sarah Matilda Comes To Light

1202

52The Picture of a Wolf

1256

53An Odd Proposal

1291

54In Search Of Mr. Charke’s Skeleton

1398

55The Foot of Hercules

1005

56I Conspire

840

57The Letter

1079

58Lady Knollys' Carriage

1094

59A Sudden Departure

1227

60The Journey

1007

61Our Bed-Chamber

1110

62A Well-Known Face Looks In

1100

63Spiced Claret

1111

64The Hour of Death

827

65In The Oak Parlour

324

66Conclusion

740

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