Oxford World's Classics Selected Philosophical Writings, (Paperback)

from le.vert.galant

Wonderfully atmospheric and gloomy with some splendidly misanthropist screeds, this novel is the apotheosis of the Romantic horror novel. The structure is contrived, with its stories nested like a set of matryoshka dolls, and the relentless anti-Catholicism is heavy handed. Still, the highlights ...

from Kristelh

Reasons to read: published 1820 (bingo), 1001 books, Legacy: This book was written by Charles Robert Maturin, an Irish Protestant clergyman (ordained in the Church of Ireland) and a writer of Gothic plays and novels. This is his best known works. According to the editors of 1001 Books..., this bo...

from jontseng

Lonely and thought-provoking. One of the finest Gothic novels, although that may be faint praise..

from booklove2

Melmoth had been on my radar as a book I might get around to on that ever-lengthening list of books I might get around to. Sarah Perry's book just happened to be called 'Melmoth' so I figured I should get to the Maturin before the Perry. Melmoth features a series of nested spooky stories: one lea...

from DanielAlgara

Extremely glad I read this. Some arguments are unstable(very few), but for the most part very sold.