Maud’s Journey from Knowl to Bartram-Haugh

Uncle Silas

Maud Ruthyn’s protected childhood gives way to bereavement, guardianship, confinement, and a desperate escape.

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A Solitary Childhood A Solitary Childhood from "Uncle Silas". A Solitary Childhood Life at Knowl Maud Ruthyn grows up in seclusion with Austin Ruthyn, loved but kept at a distance by his grave habits.

A Solitary Childhood from "Uncle Silas". A Solitary Childhood Life at Knowl Maud Ruthyn grows up in seclusion with Austin Ruthyn, loved but kept at a distance by his grave habits.

A Solitary Childhood Life at Knowl Maud Ruthyn grows up in seclusion with Austin Ruthyn, loved but kept at a distance by his grave habits. The Coming Change Her curiosity about Silas Ruthyn and the arrival of a governess foreshadow that her sheltered world will not last.

A Father’s Death A Father’s Death from "Uncle Silas". A Father’s Death Sudden Bereavement Austin Ruthyn dies suddenly, leaving Maud Ruthyn in shock and grief. The loss removes her only familiar protector.

A Father’s Death from "Uncle Silas". A Father’s Death Sudden Bereavement Austin Ruthyn dies suddenly, leaving Maud Ruthyn in shock and grief. The loss removes her only familiar protector.

A Father’s Death Sudden Bereavement Austin Ruthyn dies suddenly, leaving Maud Ruthyn in shock and grief. The loss removes her only familiar protector. An Inherited Arrangement His will places her under Silas Ruthyn’s guardianship, turning private sorrow into a life-changing legal and personal crisis.

The Guardianship Choice The Guardianship Choice from "Uncle Silas". The Guardianship Choice A Strange Provision The will directs Maud Ruthyn to live under Silas Ruthyn’s authority until she comes of age.

The Guardianship Choice from "Uncle Silas". The Guardianship Choice A Strange Provision The will directs Maud Ruthyn to live under Silas Ruthyn’s authority until she comes of age.

The Guardianship Choice A Strange Provision The will directs Maud Ruthyn to live under Silas Ruthyn’s authority until she comes of age. Monica Knollys and Doctor Bryerly warn against the arrangement. A Difficult Promise Maud nevertheless consents to let Silas decide, believing the guardianship may restore his reputation. His refusal to withdraw binds her to the choice.

Arrival at Bartram-Haugh Arrival at Bartram-Haugh from "Uncle Silas". Arrival at Bartram-Haugh A House in Decline Maud Ruthyn reaches Bartram-Haugh and finds an enormous, neglected house, an awkward household, and a cousin…

Arrival at Bartram-Haugh from "Uncle Silas". Arrival at Bartram-Haugh A House in Decline Maud Ruthyn reaches Bartram-Haugh and finds an enormous, neglected house, an awkward household, and a cousin…

Arrival at Bartram-Haugh A House in Decline Maud Ruthyn reaches Bartram-Haugh and finds an enormous, neglected house, an awkward household, and a cousin, Millicent Ruthyn, isolated from ordinary society. A Bewildering Welcome Silas Ruthyn appears refined and affectionate, but the household’s secrecy and his strange illnesses make the new home difficult to trust.

Escape and Survival Escape and Survival from "Uncle Silas". Escape and Survival The Threat Revealed Maud Ruthyn realizes she has been brought back from the supposed journey to France and confined in a room prepared for…

Escape and Survival from "Uncle Silas". Escape and Survival The Threat Revealed Maud Ruthyn realizes she has been brought back from the supposed journey to France and confined in a room prepared for…

Escape and Survival The Threat Revealed Maud Ruthyn realizes she has been brought back from the supposed journey to France and confined in a room prepared for a staged death. Flight to Safety She escapes during the murder of Madame de la Rougierre, and Tom Brice drives her toward Elverston, where Monica Knollys can protect her.

At the opening, before Madame de la Rougierre arrives

After Austin Ruthyn announces his mysterious journey

On the day Austin Ruthyn’s will is read

After the long carriage journey from Knowl

On the night of the planned murder