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Maturin, Charles Robert

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Maturin, Charles Robert (1782–1824), was one of the principal writers of the ‘Gothic’ novel. He published The Fatal Revenge (1807), The Wild Irish Boy (1808), and The Milesian Chief (1811). In 1816 his tragedy Bertram was produced by Kean at Drury Lane, on the recommendation of Sir W. Scott and Byron, with great success. His most memorable work was Melmoth the Wanderer (1820).

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Charles Robert Maturin

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Charles Robert Maturin , 1782–1824, Irish author. A minister by vocation, he wrote novels in the manner of the Gothic horror tale of Ann Ward Radcliffe . They include The Fatal Revenge (1807), The Milesian Chief (1812), and his masterpiece Melmoth the Wanderer (1820). He wrote several tragedies, but only Bertram (1816) was a success.

Bibliography: See study by D. Kramer (1973).

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