- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (T); New edition edition (May 1988)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0192818546
- ISBN-13: 978-0192818546
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,224,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A new Granada TV series starting this fall in the UK.
Uncle Silas, the rural reprobate, was popularized in H.E. Bates’ magazine short stories. This complete collection is illustrated by Edward Ardizzonne’s original drawings – perfectly capturing the little red-thatched house atop a violet-banked lane. Over the course of 95 years Uncle Silas led an active life, and loved to boast of his daring fights, and the women whose hearts he’d captured, over a glass of cowslip wine. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Uncle Silas, the rural reprobate, was popularized in H.E. Bates’ magazine short stories. This complete collection is illustrated by Edward Ardizzonne’s original drawings – perfectly capturing the little red-thatched house atop a violet-banked lane. Over the course of 95 years Uncle Silas led an active life, and loved to boast of his daring fights, and the women whose hearts he’d captured, over a glass of cowslip wine. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
H.E. Bates was born in Northamptonshire in 1905. He published his first novel, The Two Sisters, when he was twenty. His most popular creation was the effervescent Larkin family about whom he wrote five novels including The Darling Buds of May. In 1973 he was awarded the CBE. He died in 1974.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A peek into a life in rural Victorian England, Jan 27 2010
By Sergio - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: My Uncle Silas (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.
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A Classic to warm your heart., Aug 8 2007
By Ancient Engineer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: My Uncle Silas (Paperback)
The basis of a really outstanding BBC series which did justice to this outstanding HUMAN book.
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