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M G Lewis
Horror in literature attains a new malignity in the work of Lewis (1773-1818), whose novel The Monk (1796) achieved marvelous popularity and earned him the nickname ‘Monk’ Lewis.
Matthew G Lewis
In Two Volumes. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we…
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Terrified almost out of her senses at this formal address, the trembling Jessy now contrived to sob out a hope that her aunt had been mistaken, that Everard would still…
F. PHIL. Nonsense! nonsense!–Why, pr'ythee, Alice, do you think that your Lady’s ghost would get up at night only to sing Lullaby for your amusement?–Besides, how should a spirit, which…
The burst of transport was past: Ambrosio’s lust was satisfied; Pleasure fled, and Shame usurped her seat in his bosom. Confused and terrified at his weakness, He drew himself from…
Matthew G. Lewis
But Blanche was no longer mistress of her actions. In the height of their indignation at Ottokar’s murder, her parents had insisted upon her renouncing all thoughts of a union…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
And now rushed the unfortunate wildly through the streets of Venice. He railed at fortune; he laughed and cursed by turns; yet sometimes he suddenly stood still, seemed as pondering…
The first lavishly illustrated edition of The Monk ever published, with a new introduction by Patrick McGrath.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…
Henry Morley,Matthew G Lewis
Tales of Terror and Wonder - with an introd. by Henry Morley is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on…
Matthew Lewis
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library…
The Monk By M. G. LewisThe Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. A quickly written book from early in Lewis’s career (in…
Matthew Gregory Lewis
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…
The Life and Correspondence of M. G. Lewis V2 is a book written by Matthew Gregory Lewis and published in 1839. The book is a biographical account of the life…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
Title: Tales of Wonder, [in verse,] written and collected by M. G. L.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is…
M G Lewis,Matthew Lewis
When The Monk first appeared in 1796, critics were shocked and outraged. That a Member of Parliament should publish a novel filled with blasphemy, rape, murder, incest, rotting corpses, and…
M. G. Lewis was a prolific writer and playwright in the Romantic era, and this book offers a fascinating glimpse into his life and work. The collection includes many previously…
Matthew Gregory Lewis,Matthew Gregory Lewis
Le moine / par Lewis; trad. de l'anglais par l'abbe Morrelet [sic]Date de l'edition originale: 1838Titre original: The monkCe livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et…
Le moine ou Le pacte infernal. Tome 1 / [par M. G. Lewis]; traduit de l'anglais [par Deschamps, Despres, Benoist et de Lamare]Date de l'edition originale: 1850Ce livre est la…
M G 1775 Lewis
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
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