{"product_id":"uncle-silas-by-sheridan-le-fanu-1","title":"Uncle Silas by Sheridan Le Fanu","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most significant and intriguing Gothic novels of the Victorian period and is enjoyed today as a modern psychological thriller. In UNCLE SILAS (1864) Le Fanu brought up to date Mrs Radcliffe's earlier tales of virtue imprisoned and menacedby unscrupulous schemers. The narrator, Maud Ruthyn, is a 17 year old orphan left in the care of her fearful uncle, Silas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether with his boorish son and a sinister French governess, Silas plots to kill Maud and claim her fortune. The novel established Le Fanu as a master of horror fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003ePublication: 7 Dec 2000, Penguin Classics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780140437461\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 528 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57906071077246,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9780140437461.jpg?v=1787575776","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/uncle-silas-by-sheridan-le-fanu-1","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}