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Uncle Silas

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Novelsabout 18 hours of listening

An heiress becomes ward to her disreputable uncle with an unsavory past, tainted by the apparent suicide of a man to whom he owed a large gambling debt, and must help clear his name.

Contents

  1. Imprint
  2. Dedication
  3. A Preliminary Word
  4. Uncle Silas
  5. I: Austin Ruthyn, of Knowl, and His Daughter
  6. II: Uncle Silas
  7. III: A New Face
  8. IV: Madame de la Rougierre
  9. V: Sights and Noises
  10. VI: A Walk in the Wood
  11. VII: Church Scarsdale
  12. VIII: The Smoker
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  1. IX: Monica Knollys
  2. X: Lady Knollys Removes a Coverlet
  3. XI: Lady Knollys Sees the Features
  4. XII: A Curious Conversation
  5. XIII: Before and After Breakfast
  6. XIV: Angry Words
  7. XV: A Warning
  8. XVI: Doctor Bryerly Looks In
  9. XVII: An Adventure
  10. XVIII: A Midnight Visitor
  11. XIX: Au Revoir
  12. XX: Austin Ruthyn Sets Out on His Journey
  13. XXI: Arrivals
  14. XXII: Somebody in the Room with the Coffin
  15. XXIII: I Talk with Doctor Bryerly
  16. XXIV: The Opening of the Will
  17. XXV: I Hear from Uncle Silas
  18. XXVI: The Story of Uncle Silas
  19. XXVII: More About Tom Charke’s Suicide
  20. XXVIII: I Am Persuaded
  21. XXIX: How the Ambassador Fared
  22. XXX: On the Road
  23. XXXI: Bartram-Haugh
  24. XXXII: Uncle Silas
  25. XXXIII: The Windmill Wood
  26. XXXIV: Zamiel
  27. XXXV: We Visit a Room in the Second Storey
  28. I: An Arrival at Dead of Night
  29. II: Doctor Bryerly Emerges
  30. III: A Midnight Departure
  31. IV: Cousin Monica and Uncle Silas Meet
  32. V: In Which I Make Another Cousin’s Acquaintance
  33. VI: My Cousin Dudley
  34. VII: Elverston and Its People
  35. VIII: News at Bartram Gate
  36. IX: A Friend Arises
  37. X: A Chapter-Full of Lovers
  38. XI: The Rivals
  39. XII: Doctor Bryerly Reappears
  40. XIII: Question and Answer
  41. XIV: An Apparition
  42. XV: Milly’s Farewell
  43. XVI: Sarah Matilda Comes to Light
  44. XVII: The Picture of a Wolf
  45. XVIII: An Odd Proposal
  46. XIX: In Search of Mr. Charke’s Skeleton
  47. XX: The Foot of Hercules
  48. XXI: I Conspire
  49. XXII: The Letter
  50. XXIII: Lady Knollys’ Carriage
  51. XXIV: A Sudden Departure
  52. XXV: The Journey
  53. XXVI: Our Bedchamber
  54. XXVII: A Well-Known Face Looks In
  55. XXVIII: Spiced Claret
  56. XXIX: The Hour of Death
  57. XXX: In the Oak Parlour
  58. Conclusion
  59. Colophon
  60. Uncopyright

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