My Uncle Silas (The Graywolf Short Fiction Series) [Paperback]

H. E. Bates (Author), Edward Ardizzone (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 189 pages
• Publisher: Graywolf Pr (September 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915308630
• ISBN-13: 978-0915308637
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,787,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A peek into a life in rural Victorian England, January 27, 2010

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This review is from: My Uncle Silas (Twentieth Century Classics) (Paperback)

These are not rip-roaring adventures. This is not Harry Potter. These are recollections by the narrator of his irrepressible grandfather, who told wild stories, never slowed down, loved a practical joke, loved the women, and pretty much lived his life as he wanted, regardless of convention.
If you enjoy putting yourself into an earlier time (late 1800s) and a place (rural England) that few people have experienced, this is what you should be reading. Some stories better than others, as usual with any collection, but Uncle SIlas will become a character you wish you had known.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic to warm your heart., August 8, 2007

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This review is from: My Uncle Silas (The Graywolf Short Fiction Series) (Paperback)

The basis of a really outstanding BBC series which did justice to this outstanding HUMAN book.