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Uncle Silas
Capítulos (68)
- Dedication 0:00
- A Preliminary Word 0:13
- Volume I: I: Austin Ruthyn, of Knowl, and His Daughter 3:35
- II: Uncle Silas 19:51
- III: A New Face 31:30
- IV: Madame de la Rougierre 43:36
- V: Sights and Noises 52:26
- VI: A Walk in the Wood 1:03:32
- VII: Church Scarsdale 1:16:36
- VIII: The Smoker 1:29:20
- IX: Monica Knollys 1:40:31
- X: Lady Knollys Removes a Coverlet 1:53:59
- XI: Lady Knollys Sees the Features 2:06:37
- XII: A Curious Conversation 2:19:07
- XIII: Before and After Breakfast 2:30:44
- XIV: Angry Words 2:44:41
- XV: A Warning 3:02:04
- XVI: Doctor Bryerly Looks In 3:18:22
- XVII: An Adventure 3:34:19
- XVIII: A Midnight Visitor 3:52:25
- XIX: Au Revoir 4:11:59
- XX: Austin Ruthyn Sets Out on His Journey 4:28:42
- XXI: Arrivals 4:45:19
- XXII: Somebody in the Room with the Coffin 5:04:04
- XXIII: I Talk with Doctor Bryerly 5:18:44
- XXIV: The Opening of the Will 5:35:00
- XXV: I Hear from Uncle Silas 5:56:42
- XXVI: The Story of Uncle Silas 6:17:53
- XXVII: More About Tom Charke’s Suicide 6:34:16
- XXVIII: I Am Persuaded 6:49:26
- XXIX: How the Ambassador Fared 7:11:12
- XXX: On the Road 7:32:24
- XXXI: Bartram-Haugh 7:49:35
- XXXII: Uncle Silas 8:12:43
- XXXIII: The Windmill Wood 8:31:47
- XXXIV: Zamiel 8:46:23
- XXXV: We Visit a Room in the Second Storey 9:06:40
- Volume II: I: An Arrival at Dead of Night 9:22:42
- II: Doctor Bryerly Emerges 9:40:03
- III: A Midnight Departure 9:58:18
- IV: Cousin Monica and Uncle Silas Meet 10:16:56
- V: In Which I Make Another Cousin’s Acquaintance 10:37:52
- VI: My Cousin Dudley 10:54:36
- VII: Elverston and Its People 11:10:28
- VIII: News at Bartram Gate 11:33:42
- IX: A Friend Arises 11:56:32
- X: A Chapter-Full of Lovers 12:20:56
- XI: The Rivals 12:38:51
- XII: Doctor Bryerly Reappears 12:56:56
- XIII: Question and Answer 13:13:13
- XIV: An Apparition 13:30:03
- XV: Milly’s Farewell 13:50:51
- XVI: Sarah Matilda Comes to Light 14:12:17
- XVII: The Picture of a Wolf 14:32:29
- XVIII: An Odd Proposal 14:52:19
- XIX: In Search of Mr. Charke’s Skeleton 15:13:12
- XX: The Foot of Hercules 15:36:49
- XXI: I Conspire 15:52:18
- XXII: The Letter 16:06:13
- XXIII: Lady Knollys’ Carriage 16:23:01
- XXIV: A Sudden Departure 16:40:49
- XXV: The Journey 16:59:39
- XXVI: Our Bedchamber 17:14:16
- XXVII: A Well-Known Face Looks In 17:30:35
- XXVIII: Spiced Claret 17:47:04
- XXIX: The Hour of Death 18:04:01
- XXX: In the Oak Parlour 18:16:45
- Conclusion 18:21:37
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Uncle Silas is told from the account of Maud Ruthyn, an heiress living with her reclusive father, Austin Ruthyn. She learns about her uncle, Silas Ruthyn, and his past reputation marred by gambling and the apparent suicide of a man to which Silas owed a large gambling debt that occurred in a locked room in Silas’ residence.
In order to clear the Ruthyn name of the rumors of Silas’ past, Austin names Silas as Maud’s guardian through Austin’s will upon his death. Also noted in Austin’s will, Silas would inherit the fortune left to Maud should she die while under his ward. Maud befriends her cousin Millicent and quickly adjusts to life under Silas’ care, despite his often frightening demeanor. Although Silas has proclaimed that he’s a newly reformed Christian, Maud becomes increasingly suspicious of her uncle’s motives as life for her becomes increasingly unpleasant.
The story of Maud Ruthyn and her uncle Silas evolved through multiple iterations, beginning with the short story “A Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess” in 1839, before ultimately becoming the three-volume novel published in 1864. This ebook reproduces a revised, two-volume version released a year later.