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Melmoth the Wanderer 1820: with an introduction by Sarah Perry

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Melmoth the Wanderer 1820: with an introduction by Sarah Perry
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Charles Robert Maturin
Introduction by Sarah Perry
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:608
Dimensions(mm): Height 195,Width 130
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
Classic horror and ghost stories
ISBN/Barcode 9781788161589
ClassificationsDewey:823.7
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Imprint Serpent's Tail
Publication Date 4 October 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

When a young Dublin student goes to pay his last respects to his dying uncle, he never imagines that he might chance upon a terrifying family secret. Who is the sinister old man in the portrait and why is his uncle so anxious for him to burn it? Why is the Spanish man who saves him from drowning so frightened when he hears the name Melmoth? As he digs deeper into the mystery, an intricate and blood-chilling story begins to unfold. For the past two hundred years, the accursed Melmoth has been searching desperately for an escape from the infernal bargain he once made. Melmoth has traversed the globe leaving destruction and misery in his wake, from Inquisition-era Spain to a remote island in the Indian Ocean - and there have been recent sightings of him in County Wicklow, where our narrator is still piecing the story together. This Victorian classic has captured the imaginations of readers since 1820 and inspired numerous other gothic masterpieces, including Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray and Sarah Perry's novel Melmoth.

Author Biography

Charles Robert Maturin (1782-1824) was an Irish playwright and novelist, born in Dublin. A contradictory figure, Maturin was both a friend of Lord Byron and a Protestant cleric. His play Bertram so scandalised London that he was punished by the Church. He was also the great-uncle of Oscar Wilde, who renamed himself Melmoth while in exile as a tribute to his forebear. Melmoth the Wanderer is Maturin's best-known novel.