Uncle Silas

A young heiress finds herself caught in the sinister plots of her mysterious Uncle Silas. A new edition of Le Fanu's best known work and an exemplary piece of sensation fiction, with an introduction and notes by Claire Connolly.

List of contents

• Introduction


• Note on the Text


• Select Bibliography


• A Chronology of Sheridan Le Fanu


• UNCLE SILAS


• Explanatory Notes

About the author

Claire Connolly is Professor of Modern English at University College Cork in Ireland. Her book A Cultural History of the Irish Novel, 1790-1829 (2011) won the Donald J. Murphy Prize, awarded by the American Conference for Irish Studies. With Marjorie Howes (Boston College), she is General Editor of Irish Literature in Transition, 1700-2020 (2020).

Summary

A young heiress finds herself caught in the sinister plots of her mysterious Uncle Silas. A new edition of Le Fanu's best known work and an exemplary piece of sensation fiction, with an introduction and notes by Claire Connolly.

Additional text

I would recommend for professors of British literature to assign this work in undergraduate and graduate classes without hesitation. It will not be an easy read, but each of them will come away with unique things to write about. This also means that this book is suitable for libraries of all types and sizes, so that some of the poorer students can access some free copies.

Product details

• Authors: Sheridan Le Fanu, Le Fanu Sheridan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2023
• EAN: 9780198864356
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886435-6
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Oxford World's Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Horror; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Classic fiction (pre c 1945), LITERARY CRITICISM / Mystery & Detective, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Classic horror & ghost stories, Classic horror and ghost stories, Classic fiction: general and literary