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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 823.7 EAN: 9780140447613 Edition: New edition ISBN: 014044761X Label: Penguin Classics Manufacturer: Penguin Classics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 704 Publication Date: May 25, 2000 Publisher: Penguin Classics Studio: Penguin Classics Related Items:
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 Rating: - A dark masterpiece.Oh, to have listened to one of the author's sermons! This book is clever beyond the reach of any of its contemporaries (and certainly beyond anything in the modern horror genre) taking one from misery to misery, to the very depths of human despair, but all the time reminding that there is another level; when things are at their blackest, there are still lengths to which one would not go. Beautifully written, immesely evocative, each of the stories within is worthy of publication alone, the sum is a masterpiece. Rating: - An unknown classic. Highly recommended.Can't decide whether I prefer this, or "The Monk" by M. Lewis. The Monk is an easier read and is faster paced, but Melmoth really has an evil, demonic quality which is far darker than anything that the Monk has to offer. Parts of it really are bizarre. One of the most oddball books that I have ever read. The narrative hops around through several different times and locations which can be a little confusing, but overall, SO much more interesting and infinately better written than most of today's drivel. Highly recommended ! Rating: - A faustian tale with a rich variety of sub plots.The sable fastness of the ocean's bosom is not blacker than Melmoth's heart! Yet I doubt not it will afford readers the keenest pleasure to discover those crimes of his nature and conscience alike enjoin us to condemn. Doomed by Satanic pact to wander the earth , Melmoth stives to tempt others to share his fate, scouring the dungeons of the Spanish Inquisition, amonst other places, for his victims, seeking those in the direst extremity of suffering- those for whom his bargain will seem an unexpected mercy. I can most heartily recommend this book, as being no less instructive than it is entertaining, and fashioned in such a manner as to appeal to all lovers of the strange.  Try searching the Internet for "Melmoth the Wanderer (Penguin Classics)" or Ebay for "Melmoth the Wanderer (Penguin Classics)". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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