Uncle Silas：A Tale of Bartram-Haugh (Penguin Classics)

在线阅读本书InUncleSilas,SheridanLeFanu'smostcelebratednovel,MaudRuthyn,theyoung,naïveheroine,isplaguedbyMadamedelaRougierrefromthemomenttheenigmaticolderwomanishiredashergoverness.Aliar,bully,andspy,whenMadameleavesthehouse,shetakesherdarksecretwithher.ButwhenMaudisorphaned,sheissenttolivewithherUncleSilas,herfather'smysteriousbrotherandamanwithascandalous-evenmurderous-past.And,onceagain,sheencountersMadame,whosesinisterroleinMaud'sdestinybecomesalltooclear.Withitssubversionofrealityandillusion,anditsexplorationoffearthroughtheuseofmysteryandthesupernatural,UncleSilasshunstheconventionsoftraditionalhorroranddeliversachillingpsychologicalthriller.