Maud Ruthyn, the young, naive heroine, has a governess who is an enigmatic older woman, a liar, bully, and spy, who takes a dark secret with her when she leaves. Maud is then orphaned and moves in with her Uncle Silas, her father's mysterious brother and a man with a scandalous-even murderous-past. She is horrified to find her former governess appears in her life again, in this Gothic Victorian psychological thriller, with a touch of the occult - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Chapters
1 Austin Ruthyn, of Knowl, and his Daughter 17 min 2 Uncle Silas 11 min 3 A New Face 12 min 4 Madame de la Rougierre 9 min 5 Sights and Noises 11 min 6 A Walk in the Wood 13 min 7 Church Scarsdale 13 min 8 The Smoker 12 min 9 Monica Knollys 13 min 10 Lady Knollys Removes a Coverlet 12 min 11 Lady Knollys Sees the Features 13 min 12 A Curious Conversation 12 min 13 Before and After Breakfast 14 min 14 Angry Words 17 min 15 A Warning 17 min 16 Dr. Bryerly Looks In 16 min 17 An Adventure 18 min 18 A Midnight Visitor 19 min 19 Au Revoir 16 min 20 Austin Ruthyn Sets Out On His Journey 16 min 21 Arrivals 18 min 22 Somebody in the Room with the Coffin 15 min 23 I Talk with Doctor Bryerly 16 min 24 The Opening of the Will 21 min 25 I Hear from Uncle Silas 19 min 26 The Story of Uncle Silas 16 min 27 More About Tom Charke's Suicide 15 min 28 I am Persuaded 20 min 29 How the Ambassador Fared 19 min 30 On the Road 17 min 31 Bartram-Haugh 22 min 32 Uncle Silas 18 min 33 The Windmill Wood 14 min 34 Zamiel 18 min 35 We Visit a Room in the Second Storey 15 min 36 An Arrival at Dead of Night 17 min 37 Dr. Bryerly Emerges 17 min 38 A Midnight Departure 16 min 39 Cousin Monica and Uncle Silas Meet 18 min 40 In Which I Make Another Cousin's Acquaintance 16 min 41 My Cousin Dudley 15 min 42 Elverston and its People 22 min 43 News at Bartram Gate 22 min 44 A Friend Arises 25 min 45 A Chapter Full of Lovers 17 min 46 The Rivals 17 min 47 Dr. Bryerly Reappears 14 min 48 Question and Answer 15 min 49 An Apparition 21 min 50 Milly's Farewell 21 min 51 Sarah Mathilda Comes to Light 20 min 52 The Picture of a Wolf 19 min 53 An Odd Proposal 19 min 54 In Search of Mr. Charke's Skeleton 24 min 55 The Foot of Hercules 15 min 56 I Conspire 13 min 57 The Letter 17 min 58 Lady Knollys' Carriage 17 min 59 A Sudden Departure 20 min 60 The Journey 15 min 61 Our Bedchamber 17 min 62 A Well-Known Face Looks In 16 min 63 Spiced Claret 17 min 64 The Hour of Death 13 min 65 In the Oak Parlour 5 min 66 Conclusion 11 min
