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Matthew Gregory Lewis
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English novelist and dramatist (1775–1818)
OverviewAI-generated
Matthew Gregory Lewis was a male novelist, playwright, politician, and writer born in London on 9 July 1775. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church. His literary output, which began in 1792, was written in English and primarily associated with the Gothic literature genre. Among his notable works are the Gothic novel *The Monk*, *Adelgitha, or, The fruits of a single error*, *Journal of a residence among the Negroes in the West Indies*, and *Mistrust*. He worked in London and is described by sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
Lewis died of yellow fever, classified as natural causes, on 14 May 1818. His place of death was the Atlantic Ocean, and he was buried at sea. He held citizenship in the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 9 July 1775
- Died
- 14 May 1818
- Works
- 292
Top works
- Adelgitha, or, The fruits of a single error
- The monk
- Journal of a residence among the Negroes in the West Indies
- Mistrust
- Monk (Annotated)
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Preceded by
- James Adams
- Succeeded by
- John Pedley
- Born
- Matthew Gregory Lewis , ( 1775-07-09 ) 9 July 1775, London, England
- Died
- 16 May 1818 (aged 42)
- Alma mater
- Christ Church, Oxford
- Occupation
- Author
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Novels
- Notable works
- The Monk
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Matthew
- Family name
- Lewis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Atlantic Ocean
- Occupation
- translator
- Educated at
- Westminster School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Monk
- Genre
- Gothic novel
- Image
- Matthew Gregory Lewis by George Lethbridge Saunders, after Unknown artist.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Commons category
- Matthew Gregory Lewis
- date of birth
- 1775-07-09
- date of death
- 1818-05-14
- cause of death
- yellow fever
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Matthew Lewis
- place of burial
- sea
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1792-00-00
- pseudonym
- Monk Lewis
- P12749
- Portia Simpson-Miller
Sources (2)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Matthew Gregory Lewis, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Matthew Gregory Lewis (9 July 1775 – 16 May 1818) was an English novelist and dramatist, whose writings are often classified as "Gothic horror". He was frequently referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success of his 1796 Gothic novel The Monk. He also worked as a diplomat, politician and an estate owner in Jamaica.
Biography
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