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Matthew Gregory Lewis (“Monk Lewis”) (1775–1818)
Lewis, Matthew Gregory [“Monk” Lewis]. An English poet; born at London, July 9, 1775; died on May 14, 1818. His romantic tale, ‘Ambrosio, or the Monk’ (1795), became instantly very popular; a court decree stopped its sale for a time; when its sale was resumed many objectionable passages had been expunged. He next wrote a musical drama, ‘The Castle Spectre’ (1796), long a favorite piece on the stage. He wrote also ‘Journal of a West-Indian Proprietor,’ published after his death.