A Life of Matthew G. Lewis

Matthew Lewis (17775-1818), Author Of The Monk—one Of The Most Famous Of Gothic Novels—is Attracting Increasing Attention For His Own Talent And His Pre-eminence In The Gothic School. The Gothic Mode, Aside From Its Intrinsic Interest, Is Important Because Of Its Distinct Influence In British, Continental, And American Literature. Yet A Full-length Biography Of Lewis Has Not Appeared Since 1839. For The Nonspecialist Seeking An Introduction To Romanticism And The Regency, Lewis Is A Valuable Man To Know, With His Varied Literary Interests—poetry, The Novel, Drama—and His Wide Acquaintance: Royalty, The Peerage, Literary Celebrities Like Byron, Scott, Shelley, Sheridan, And The Theatrical World. As A Writer He Showed Uncanny Anticipation Of Popular Literary Trends And A Talent For The Spectacular. This New Biography, Based On Information Which Has Appeared Since 1839 And On New Material, Presents The Whole Man, Not A Selection Of Eccentricities. It Includes Treatment Of All His Works And A Section Of Newly Edited Correspondence.