M.G. Lewis Commonplace Book 1801-1811?

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M.G. Lewis Commonplace Book 1801-1811?

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This commonplace book belonged to M. G. ("Monk") Lewis, a Romantic writer with ties to Jamaica who wrote the notorious Gothic novel The Monk (1796). Contents are varied, ranging from jokes, observations, and songs to oriental tales literary excerpts.

92 leaves : paper ; 237 x 185 mm. bound to 244 x 187 mm.

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory), 1775-1818

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