matthew gregory lewis

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born July 9, 1775, London, Eng. died May 4, 1818, at sea English novelist and dramatist. The sensational success of his gothic novel The Monk (1796) earned him the nickname "Monk" Lewis. Its horror, violence, and eroticism brought it a wide readership, though it was universally condemned. Lewis also wrote a popular music drama in the same vein, The Castle Spectre (1798). After inheriting a large fortune in Jamaica in 1812, he sailed twice to the island to inquire about the treatment of slaves on his estates there, and he died at sea. Journal of a West India Proprietor (1834) attests to his humane and liberal attitudes

Расстановка переносов

Mat·thew Greg·o·ry lew·is

Турецкое произношение

mäthyu gregıri luîs

Произношение

/ˈmaᴛʜyo͞o ˈgregərē ˈlo͞oəs/ /ˈmæθjuː ˈɡrɛɡɜriː ˈluːɪs/