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Melmoth the Wanderer

by: Charles Robert Maturin (author)

Created by an Irish clergyman, Melmoth is one of the most fiendish characters in literature. In a satanic bargain, Melmoth exchanges his soul for immortality. The story of his tortured wanderings through the centuries is pieced together through those who have been implored by Melmoth to take over his pact with the devil. Influenced by the Gothic romances of the late 18th century, Maturin's diabolic tale raised the genre to a new and macabre pitch. Its many admirers include Poe, Balzac, Oscar Wilde and Baudelaire.

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Format: kindle

ASIN: B002RI9XNI

Pages no: 708

Edition language: English

Category:

Classics, Novels, Literature, European Literature, British Literature, Cultural, Historical Fiction, Irish Literature, 19th Century, Ireland, Horror, Gothic

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Quoi de plus ridicule que d'être effrayé ou surpris de la ressemblance entre un homme vivant et le portrait d'un mort?Elle se sentit donc consolée par cette réflexion, et peut-être aussi par la conviction inexplicable, puisée dans les cœurs de tous ceux qui aiment, que l'amour ne peut jamais exister...

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What, none of my GR friends has read this? Lotta help you jerks are.

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IntroductionNote on the TextSelect BibliographyA Chronology of Charles Robert Maturin--Melmoth the WandererExplanatory Notes

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FriedEgg rated it

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This had been sitting on my shelf to read for some time now, for some reason it never felt like the time. Most of the classic fiction I have read has been in much shorter form and I was quite intimidated by this Gothic epic that I worried might be quite hard work. After completing it, it did feel li...

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