Project Gutenberg 2016-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 180 Maturin, Charles Robert 1780 1824 Maturin, R. C. Murphy, Dennis Jasper Murphy, Denis Jasper Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 4 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. 4" by Charles Robert Maturin is a Gothic novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative weaves together themes of madness, religious conflict, and the supernatural, centering around the character of Isidora, whose fate entangles with the enigmatic Melmoth. The book explores complex human emotions set against the backdrop of dark and eerie circumstances, offering insights into societal norms and personal dilemmas. The opening portion introduces Donna Clara, who meticulously composes a letter regarding her daughter Isidora, grappling with fears of her child's derangement and impending marriage. Clara's correspondence reveals her struggle with Isidora's questionable sanity and the pressures of conforming to societal expectations, particularly in the context of her daughter's proposed union. As the letter unfolds, we sense a growing tension with a supernatural element as Clara's husband, Don Francisco, experiences unsettling visions connected to their daughter. This eerie atmosphere is heightened by a sense of urgency regarding Isidora's fate, setting the stage for a narrative rich with both psychological and supernatural intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Horror tales Gothic fiction Immortalism -- Fiction Paranormal fiction PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: British Literature 516942 2025-07-21T10:57:30.894220 text/html 501862 2024-10-23T01:29:28 text/html 315168 2025-07-21T10:57:37.532202 application/epub+zip 313514 2025-07-21T10:57:32.125275 application/epub+zip 267195 2025-07-21T10:57:31.490245 application/epub+zip 454346 2025-07-21T10:57:41.664182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406258 2025-07-21T10:57:36.806192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333495 2022-09-24T11:57:57.891377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453281 2025-07-21T10:57:30.256221 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 433425 2024-10-23T01:29:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18277 2025-07-21T10:57:41.795173 application/rdf+xml 9931 2025-07-21T10:57:31.577228 image/jpeg 2270 2025-07-21T10:57:31.534217 image/jpeg 269897 2025-07-21T10:57:30.937246 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