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Charles Robert Maturin

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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). ... Read more
Maturin, Charles Robert
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Maturin, Charles Robert (1782–1824), was one of the principal writers of the ‘ Gothic ’ novel. He published The Fatal Revenge (1807... Read more

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