Melmoth the Wanderer is a story of mystery and terror that engages with timeless themes of faith, fantasy, and the thin line between dreams and life. Soon, he begins having visions of his own. Disturbed, John burns the portrait and attempts to put his questions behind him. John tracks him down and finds him at a mental institution, where he was placed when his obsession with Melmoth was deemed insanity. Despite this, he discovers a manuscript from a stranger named Stanton who claims to have seen Melmoth on several occasions over the past few decades. Little is known about the man called "Melmoth the Traveller." A portrait dated 1646 suggests that he has been dead for over a century. Following a lead from a story told at his uncle's funeral, John Melmoth, a student from Dublin, begins an obsessive search into his family's mysterious past. Often interpreted for its criticisms of 19th century Britain and the Catholic Church, Melmoth the Wanderer is considered one of the greatest novels of the Romantic era. Inspired by the story of the Wandering Jew and the Faustian legend, the novel is a powerful Gothic romance divided into nested stories, each one delving deeper into the mystery of Melmoth's life.
Written toward the end of Maturin's life, Melmoth the Wanderer was the author's fifth and most successful novel.
Melmoth the Wanderer (1820) is a novel by Charles Maturin.
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