Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 427 Mee, Arthur 1875 1943 Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander) 1871 1949 Hammerton, Sir John Alexander Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction Sheridan Le Fanu: Uncle Silas -- René Lesage: Gil Blas -- Charles Lever: Charles O'Malley. Tom Burke of ours -- M.G. Lewis: Ambrosio, or the monk -- Mrs. Lynn Linton: Joshua Davidson -- Samuel Lover: Handy Andy -- Edward Bulwer Lytton: Eugene Aram. Last days of Pompeii. The last of the barons -- Henry Mackenzie: Man of feeling -- Count Xavier De Maistre: A journey round my room -- Sir Thomas Malory: Morte d'Arthur -- Anne Manning: Household of Sir Thomas More -- Alessandro Manzoni: The betrothed -- Capt. Marryat: Mr. Midshipman Easy. Peter Simple -- Charles Maturin: Melmoth the wanderer -- Diego De Mendoza: Lazarillo de Tonnes -- Dmitri Merejowski: Death of the gods -- Prosper Mérimée: Carmen -- Mary Russell Mitford: Our village -- David Moir: Mansie Wauch -- James Morier: Hajji Baba -- David Christie Murray: Way of the world -- Frank Norris: The pit -- Georges Ohnet: The ironmaster -- Ouida: Under two flags -- James Payn: Lost Sir Massingberd. Produced by John Hagerson, Kevin Handy and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction" by Arthur Mee and J. A. Hammerton is a collection of notable fictional works curated in the early 20th century. This volume features renowned authors and their seminal stories, many of which delve into themes of mystery, adventure, and human nature. It includes classics such as Sheridan Le Fanu's haunting tale "Uncle Silas," which centers around a young girl named Maud and the troubling relationships within her family, primarily with her enigmatic Uncle Silas. The opening of "Uncle Silas" introduces us to Maud Ruthyn, who is depicted in a melancholic state during a stormy winter evening with her father, Mr. Ruthyn, a reclusive scholar. Their conversation reveals Maud's growing concerns around her Uncle Silas, whose questionable past and present intrigues begin to weave a thread of suspense and danger in her life. Ambiguity about her uncle’s intentions grows, especially as her father expresses a premonition about the next generation carrying the family name, suggesting a potential sacrifice is needed to restore it. This setup establishes a backdrop of gothic richness and foreboding that promises a captivating exploration of familial mystery and personal conflict as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PN Text Harvard Classics Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 671362 2025-06-05T05:52:50.592040 text/html 668353 2016-05-05T12:16:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 365477 2025-06-05T05:53:03.053948 application/epub+zip 370413 2025-06-05T05:52:54.775976 application/epub+zip 335805 2025-06-05T05:52:53.211016 application/epub+zip 717899 2025-06-05T05:53:09.342948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 686500 2025-06-05T05:53:01.890955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641437 2022-09-05T12:02:29.085275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646513 2023-10-05T08:29:23.170688 text/plain 17412 2025-06-05T05:53:09.508912 application/rdf+xml 22449 2025-06-05T05:52:53.817009 image/jpeg 4827 2025-06-05T05:52:53.494988 image/jpeg 351640 2025-06-05T05:52:50.653037 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia