Matthew Lewis: 42 books

Texte intégral révisé suivi d'une biographie de Matthew Gregory Lewis. En 1794, M. G. Lewis, âgé de 19 ans, est envoyé à La Haye en qualité d'attaché d'ambassade. C'est au cours de son bref séjour dans cette ville qu'il écrit un livre éminemment subversif, "Ambroise, ou le Moine",...

Le Moine (The Monk) est un roman anglais de l'écrivain Matthew Gregory Lewis, publié en 1796. Cette œuvre de jeunesse, emblématique du roman gothique, aura une influence considérable. Il est traduit l’année suivante en français et fait l’objet d‘adaptations au théâtre. Le succès...

The murder of the Princes in the Tower is the most famous cold case in English or British history. Traditionally considered victims of a ruthless uncle, there are other suspects too often and too easily discounted. There may be no definitive answer, but by delving into the context of their disappearance...

In the second half of the fifteenth century, for over thirty years, civil war tore England apart. However, its roots were deeper and its thorns were felt for longer than this time frame suggests. The Wars of the Roses were not a coherent period of continual warfare. There were distinct episodes of...

The Wars of the Roses were a series of brutal conflicts between rival branches of the Plantagenet family – the Lancastrians and the Yorkists. The wars were fought between the descendants of Edward III and are believed to stem from the deposition of the unpopular Richard II by his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke,...

The medieval period is often thought of as the Dark Ages, a period of cultural stagnation and little economic and political advancement. However, Britain in this period survived invasion upon invasion, absorbing aspects of Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Norman culture. Britain developed from a small and...

This file includes: The Castle of Otranto by Walpole, The Mysteries of Udolpho by Radcliffe, The Monk by Lewis, Wieland by Brown, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, The Fall of the House of Usher by Poe, and Dracula by Stoker.

Henry III became King of England within days of his ninth birthday. His father, King John, had overseen a disastrous period in English history and the boy king inherited a country embroiled in a bitter, entrenched war with itself. With barons inviting a French prince to take the crown, the young Henry...

Custody can be won if you choose to fight and stand up for your rights of yourself and your children before you give up and say it can't be done read this book and I hope it helps

Adrienne von Speyr was one of the most important mystical theologians of the last century, heralded by figures like John Paul II and T.S. Eliot. However, her work has been eclipsed in many ways by her personal connection to Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar. Heaven Opens provides one of the...

King Richard III remains one of the most infamous and recognizable monarchs in English or British history, despite only sitting on the throne for two years and fifty-eight days. His hold on the popular imagination is largely due to the fictional portrayal of him by William Shakespeare which, combined...

This is the true story of events that have happened in my life.  Names and certain events have been changed slightly to do no harm to others.

10 Secret Things You Must Know About Anxiety Disorders There is absolutely nothing wrong in being anxious. When faced with a problem or a situation, people experience anxiety. Most people have the tendency to worry when trying to finish a deadline that seems impossible to beat like cramming during final...

Matthew Gregory Lewis (9 July 1775 – 16 May 1818) was an English novelist and dramatist, often referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success of his classic Gothic novel, The Monk. As a writer, Lewis is typically classified as writing in the horror-gothic genre along with...