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Matthew Gregory Lewis

Matthew Gregory Lewis (9 July 1775 – 14 or 16 May 1818)[1] was an English novelist and dramatist, whose writings are often classified as "Gothic horror". He was frequently referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success of his 1796 Gothic novel, The Monk. He also worked as a diplomat, politician, and an estate owner in Jamaica.

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English novelist and dramatist (1775–1818)

Born 9 July 1775
Died 14 May 1818

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  • Cover of: The monk: a romance
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  • Cover of: The castle spectre: a drama, in five acts : as performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

    First published in 1798 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The Bravo of Venice: a romance.
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    First published in 1805 — 7 editions
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    First published in 1886 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The isle of devils: A historical tale, founded on an anecdote in the annals of Portugal
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    First published in 1827 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Journal of a West-India proprietor: kept during a residence in the island of Jamaica.
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  • Cover of: Alfonso, King of Castile: a tragedy, in five acts.
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  • Cover of: Adelmorn, the outlaw: a romantic drama, in three acts : first performed at Drury Lane theatre, London, May 4, 1801

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  • Cover of: Romantic tales: in four volumes.

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  • Cover of: Timour the Tartar: a grand romantic melo-drama in two acts

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  • Cover of: Seven Masterpieces of Gothic Horror
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  • Cover of: The Monk A Romance, Volume II [EasyRead Comfort Edition]

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  • Cover of: Adelgitha, or, The fruits of a single error: a tragedy in five acts

    First published in 1806 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Ambrosio, or the monk: a romance. By M. G. Lewis, Esq. M.P. In three volumes. ...

    First published in 1798 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Journal of a West India proprietor, 1815-17

    First published in 1929 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: One o'clock!: or, The knight and the wood dæmon. A grand musical romance, in three acts
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English novelist and dramatist (1775–1818)

Born 9 July 1775
Died 14 May 1818

Subjects

Fiction, horror, Fiction, Madrid (spain), fiction, Fiction, gothic, German poetry, Translations into English, Description and travel, English Ballads, English poetry, Monks, Slavery, Texts, American Horror tales, Children's fiction, Drama, English ballads and songs, English literature, Fiction, general, Horror tales, Monasteries, Rape, Translations, Translations from German, burial vaults, catalepsy

Places

Jamaica, Madrid (Spain), England, Great Britain, Jefferson, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New England, Salem Village, Venice (Italy), Yoknapatawpha County

People

Ethelred, M. G. Lewis (1775-1818), Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Alfonso XI King of Castile and Leon (1311-1350), Colonel Sartoris, Devil, Emily Grierson, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Homer Barron, John Moore Sir (1761-1809), Mr. Grierson, Robert Guiscard Duke of Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily (ca. 1015-1085), Tobe

Time

19th century, 1600s, 1800s, Antebellum era

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Alternative names

  • M. G. Lewis
  • Matthew G. Lewis
  • "Monk" Lewis
  • Monk Lewis
  • Matthew Lewis

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
November 2, 2019 Edited by dcapillae Added short bio from Wikipedia
November 2, 2019 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
August 31, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Talis record