"Uncle Silas" is a Gothiclocked-room mystery novel by Sheridan Le Fanu. Maud Ruthyn is an orphan, left in the care of her mysterious and evil uncle Silas. The latter keeps thinking up new and creative ways to get rid of his niece. In a similar vein to Wilkie Collins’ novels, Le Fanu’s "Uncle Silas" depicts a heroine in danger, who moves from one hair-raising adventure to the next, making it a perfect, terrifying, horror tale of greed and vile intentions. B. J. Harrison Reads Uncle Silas (EN) - Sheridan Le Fanu od authora Sheridan Le Fanu a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.