# Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh

By Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.

"Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a Victorian Gothic mystery-thriller novel published in 1864. Young heiress Maud Ruthyn finds herself orphaned and placed under the guardianship of her mysterious uncle Silas, whose reputation was darkened by a suspicious death at his isolated mansion, Bartram-Haugh. As strange events unfold and escape becomes impossible, Maud must navigate a web of sinister relatives, suspicious servants, and the frightening realization that her inheritance may put her life in danger. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Orphans -- Fiction; Psychological fiction; Governesses -- Fiction; Uncles -- Fiction; Gothic fiction; Murderers -- Fiction

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Uncle Silas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/2558) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (18 h 38 min, English)
- [Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh (version 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/13097) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (17 h 57 min, English)

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