MATTHEW GREGORY LEWIS ["MONK" LEWIS.]
\mˈaθjuː ɡɹˈɛɡəɹˌi lˈuːiz mˈʌnk lˈuːiz], \mˈaθjuː ɡɹˈɛɡəɹˌi lˈuːiz mˈʌnk lˈuːiz], \m_ˈa_θ_j_uː ɡ_ɹ_ˈɛ_ɡ_ə_ɹ_ˌi l_ˈuː_i_z__ m_ˈʌ_n_k__ l_ˈuː_i_z]\
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An English poet; born at London, July 9, 1775; died May 14, 1818. His first poem, "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.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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