Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Matthew Gregory Lewis

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English novelist Matthew Gregory Lewis.

Last updated on October 6, 2024.

Matthew Gregory Lewis was an English novelist and dramatist, whose writings are often classified as "Gothic horror". He was frequently referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success of his 1796 Gothic novel The Monk. He also worked as a diplomat, politician and an estate owner in Jamaica.

English - Novelist | July 9, 1775 - May 14, 1818

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A warrior so bold, and a virgin so bright, Conversed as they sat on the green. They gazed on each other with tender delight, Alonzo the Brave was the name of the knight-- The maiden's the Fair Imogene.

Matthew Gregory Lewis

An author, whether good or bad, or between both, is an animal whom every body is privileged to attack: for though all are not able to write books, all conceive themselves able to judge them.

Matthew Gregory Lewis