Name: The Castle Spectre
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Author: Matthew G. Lewis
ISBN: 9781162690469

Type

Physical Book

Author

Matthew G. Lewis

Publisher

Kessinger Publishing

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.5 x 19.1 x 0.4 cm

Weight

0.14

ISBN

1162690461

ISBN13

9781162690469

Synopsis "The Castle Spectre"

The Castle Spectre is a Gothic play written by Matthew G. Lewis, first performed in 1797. The play is set in medieval times and revolves around the haunting of a castle by the ghost of a young woman, Evelina, who was wrongfully accused of murder and executed. The story follows the attempts of the castle's inhabitants to solve the mystery of the ghostly apparition and bring peace to the castle. The play features elements of romance, tragedy, and the supernatural, and explores themes of justice, revenge, and forgiveness. The Castle Spectre is considered one of the most significant works of Gothic drama and is often compared to other Gothic classics such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Bram Stoker's Dracula.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 is nothing but air, play upon an instrument of material wood and cat gut?This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Matthew G. Lewis

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July 9, 1775, London - May 14, 1818, died at sea while returning from a trip to the West Indies
Matthew Gregory Lewis was an English playwright and novelist who at the age of nineteen published his masterpiece: _The Monk_, which was so extraordinarily successful that he began to be known as Monk Lewis. Influenced by the novelist Ann Radcliffe and the German literature of his time, _The Monk_ is one of the undisputed peaks of the Gothic novel. The violence, horror, and eroticism fascinated and scandalized society equally at the time. Its pages tell the story of Ambrosio, a supposedly virtuous abbot who is tempted by the devil in the guise of a maiden. H. P. Lovecraft said of it that it is “a masterpiece of true nightmare whose general Gothic elements are seasoned with a host of macabre features.” Lewis wrote other interesting works, such as _The Castle Spectre, Tales of Terror, and Romantic Tales;_ but none achieved the popular recognition of The Monk.

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