{"product_id":"uncle-silas-by-j-le-fanu-9780140437461","title":"Uncle Silas","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst time in Penguin Classics for this masterpiece of Victorian Gothic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most significant and intriguing Gothic novels of the Victorian period, \u003cem\u003eUncle Silas\u003c\/em\u003e is enjoyed today as a modern psychological thriller. In \u003cem\u003eUncle Silas\u003c\/em\u003e (1864), Le Fanu brought up to date Mrs Radcliffe's earlier tales of virtue imprisoned and menaced by unscrupulous schemers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrator, Maud Ruthyn, is a 17-year-old orphan left in the care of her fearful uncle, Silas. Together 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\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46534270091500,"sku":"9780140437461","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27262383482237.jpg?v=1749419788","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/uncle-silas-by-j-le-fanu-9780140437461","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}