Author

Matthew Gregory Lewis

1 series · 5 standalones · 8 works in the catalog

1775–1818 · London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain

Matthew Gregory Lewis 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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gothic
horror
fantasy
historical fiction
romance

Series

The Romancist and Novelist's Library(3 works)

Works

Type

Genre

8 of 8 works

The Midnight Embrace1796short story
The Monk1796novelgothic
The Fisherman, from the German of Goethe1801poem
The Bravo of Venice1805novelgothic
Amorassan: or, The Spirit of the Frozen Ocean: An Oriental RomanceThe Romancist and Novelist's Library1808novella
Mistrust or Blanche and Osbright: a Feudal RomanceThe Romancist and Novelist's Library1808novella
The AnacondaThe Romancist and Novelist's Library1808novellagothic
The Monk (excerpt)1965short story