Uncle Silas

副标题: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh (Penguin Classics)

ISBN: 9780140437461

出版社: Penguin Classics

出版年: 2001-06-01

页数: 528

定价: GBP 12.99

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

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In Uncle Silas , Sheridan Le Fanu's most celebrated novel, Maud Ruthyn, the young, na?ve heroine, is plagued by Madame de la Rougierre from the moment the enigmatic older woman is hired as her governess. A liar, bully, and spy, when Madame leaves the house, she takes her dark secret with her. But when Maud is orphaned, she is sent to live with her Uncle Silas, her father's mysterious brother and a man with a scandalous-even murderous-past. And, once again, she encounters Madame, whose sinister role in Maud's destiny becomes all too clear.

With its subversion of reality and illusion, and its exploration of fear through the use of mystery and the supernatural, Uncle Silas shuns the conventions of traditional horror and delivers a chilling psychological thriller.

作者简介

谢里丹?勒?法努（Sheridan Le Fanu，1814—1873）

爱尔兰记者、专栏作家，十九世纪杰出的灵异小说作家，其作品对蒙塔古?罗兹?詹姆斯（《古文物专家的鬼故事》作者）、布莱姆?斯托克（《德拉库拉》作者、“吸血鬼”之父）等人的创作影响巨大。

《塞拉斯叔叔》是勒?法努的代表作，首次出版于1864年，二十世纪二十年代中期以后成为世界经典，被多次改编为舞台剧、电影和电视剧。

除《塞拉斯叔叔》外，勒?法努的主要作品还包括长篇小说《墓地旁的屋子》（The House by the Churchyard）和中篇小说《卡米拉》（Carmilla），后者是吸血鬼小说《德拉库拉》的直接灵感来源。

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