Project Gutenberg 2016-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 219 Maturin, Charles Robert 1780 1824 Maturin, R. C. Murphy, Dennis Jasper Murphy, Denis Jasper Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 3 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melmoth_the_Wanderer Produced by David Edwards, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 3" by Charles Robert Maturin is a gothic novel written in the early 19th century. This installment unfolds the tale of Melmoth, a character associated with dark themes of sacrifice, religious identity, and personal despair, as he intermingles with others seeking refuge or grappling with deep moral dilemmas, particularly amidst the backdrop of the Inquisition. The narrative blends psychological horror with existential questions, exploring the human condition and faith. The opening of the volume sets a tense scene as a man stumbles into a dark, mysterious chamber adorned with unsettling sacrificial objects. He witnesses an intense discussion between a father and son, touching upon themes of identity, faith, and persecution, notably featuring a desperate call to the Jewish heritage that the father urges his son to embrace amid the Catholic Inquisition's looming threat. The confusion and fear of the characters are palpable as the father pleads for his son to reject falsehood and acknowledge their true faith. Meanwhile, as the situation escalates, the interjection of a third character—a fugitive from the Inquisition—introduces an element of direct peril, setting the stage for ensuing actions in a dangerous milieu. Thus, the opening portion efficiently constructs a suspenseful atmosphere filled with intrigue, moral conflict, and a looming sense of doom destined to plague the characters in their intertwined fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Horror tales Gothic fiction Immortalism -- Fiction Paranormal fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: British Literature 425176 2025-07-21T10:57:21.064290 text/html 407163 2024-10-23T01:29:26 text/html 260833 2025-07-21T10:57:26.455243 application/epub+zip 257568 2025-07-21T10:57:22.149322 application/epub+zip 222446 2025-07-21T10:57:21.648309 application/epub+zip 356509 2025-07-21T10:57:29.922232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318019 2025-07-21T10:57:25.929291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282992 2022-09-24T11:57:35.415158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374855 2025-07-21T10:57:20.551332 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 354997 2024-10-23T01:29:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18826 2025-07-21T10:57:30.053247 application/rdf+xml 10150 2025-07-21T10:57:21.733275 image/jpeg 2305 2025-07-21T10:57:21.690266 image/jpeg 229394 2025-07-21T10:57:21.099315 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia