"Melmoth the Wanderer" (1820) is a Gothic novel by Charles Maturin about a scholar who made a pact with the devil for immortality and seeks to transfer the burden to another.
Charles Maturin's 1820 Gothic novel 'Melmoth the Wanderer' tells the story of a scholar who sold his soul to the devil for extended life and seeks a replacement pact, similar to the Wandering Jew legend.
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| Back | Melmoth the Wanderer is an 1820 Gothic novel by Irish playwright, novelist and clergyman Charles Maturin. The novel's titular character is a scholar who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for 150 extra years of life, and searches the world for someone who will take over the pact for him, in a manner reminiscent of the Wandering Jew.[1] |
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