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
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Austin Ruthyn, of Knowl, and his Daughter
17:05 - Chapter 2
Uncle Silas
11:00 - Chapter 3
A New Face
12:12 - Chapter 4
Madame de la Rougierre
09:10 - Chapter 5
Sights and Noises
11:24 - Chapter 6
A Walk in the Wood
13:19 - Chapter 7
Church Scarsdale
12:56 - Chapter 8
The Smoker
11:42 - Chapter 9
Monica Knollys
12:53 - Chapter 10
Lady Knollys Removes a Coverlet
12:17 - Chapter 11
Lady Knollys Sees the Features
12:45 - Chapter 12
A Curious Conversation
11:53 - Chapter 13
Before and After Breakfast
13:33 - Chapter 14
Angry Words
16:43 - Chapter 15
A Warning
16:54 - Chapter 16
Dr. Bryerly Looks In
16:08 - Chapter 17
An Adventure
18:24 - Chapter 18
A Midnight Visitor
18:52 - Chapter 19
Au Revoir
15:44 - Chapter 20
Austin Ruthyn Sets Out On His Journey
15:38 - Chapter 21
Arrivals
17:46 - Chapter 22
Somebody in the Room with the Coffin
14:52 - Chapter 23
I Talk with Doctor Bryerly
16:01 - Chapter 24
The Opening of the Will
21:16 - Chapter 25
I Hear from Uncle Silas
19:29 - Chapter 26
The Story of Uncle Silas
16:08 - Chapter 27
More About Tom Charke's Suicide
15:03 - Chapter 28
I am Persuaded
19:50 - Chapter 29
How the Ambassador Fared
19:02 - Chapter 30
On the Road
17:25 - Chapter 31
Bartram-Haugh
22:26 - Chapter 32
Uncle Silas
18:27 - Chapter 33
The Windmill Wood
14:04 - Chapter 34
Zamiel
18:18 - Chapter 35
We Visit a Room in the Second Storey
14:45 - Chapter 36
An Arrival at Dead of Night
17:06 - Chapter 37
Dr. Bryerly Emerges
17:17 - Chapter 38
A Midnight Departure
16:15 - Chapter 39
Cousin Monica and Uncle Silas Meet
18:22 - Chapter 40
In Which I Make Another Cousin's Acquaintance
15:43 - Chapter 41
My Cousin Dudley
15:03 - Chapter 42
Elverston and its People
22:12 - Chapter 43
News at Bartram Gate
22:08 - Chapter 44
A Friend Arises
24:32 - Chapter 45
A Chapter Full of Lovers
16:57 - Chapter 46
The Rivals
16:55 - Chapter 47
Dr. Bryerly Reappears
14:30 - Chapter 48
Question and Answer
15:21 - Chapter 49
An Apparition
21:20 - Chapter 50
Milly's Farewell
20:55 - Chapter 51
Sarah Mathilda Comes to Light
20:00 - Chapter 52
The Picture of a Wolf
19:08 - Chapter 53
An Odd Proposal
19:18 - Chapter 54
In Search of Mr. Charke's Skeleton
23:41 - Chapter 55
The Foot of Hercules
14:59 - Chapter 56
I Conspire
13:10 - Chapter 57
The Letter
16:45 - Chapter 58
Lady Knollys' Carriage
17:16 - Chapter 59
A Sudden Departure
19:39 - Chapter 60
The Journey
14:57 - Chapter 61
Our Bedchamber
16:33 - Chapter 62
A Well-Known Face Looks In
16:22 - Chapter 63
Spiced Claret
16:41 - Chapter 64
The Hour of Death
13:02 - Chapter 65
In the Oak Parlour
04:53 - Chapter 66
Conclusion
10:31