My Uncle Silas by H.E. Bates

154 pages first pub 1939 (view editions)

fiction classics short stories emotional reflective fast-paced
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In his preface to ‘My Uncle Silas’, Bates says that the character of Silas and a number of the stories in this volume are firmly based on real events in the life of Joseph Betts, husband of the author’s great aunt Mary Ann. Bates characterizes Sil...

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Community Reviews

3.81
based on 13 reviews

Moods

emotional: 75%

funny: 75%

lighthearted: 75%

reflective: 75%

hopeful: 50%

relaxing: 50%

sad: 25%


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