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Melmoth the Wanderer

Charles Maturin (1820)

SubgenreSword & Sorcery
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Doorstopper (600+))
SeriesMelmoth #1
Setting
CSM age16+
Goodreads3.72

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Synopsis

"In a satanic bargain, Melmoth has sold his soul in exchange for immortality and now preys on the helpless in their darkest moments, offering to ease their suffering if they will take his place and release him from his tortured wanderings. His story is pieced together by those who have glimpsed his eerie existence over the centuries--from a prisoner in the clutches of the Spanish Inquisition to a man incarcerated in a London lunatic asylum."--

Tags

Gothic FictionHorrorDark FantasyHistorical Fiction