Charles Maturin

Charles Maturin
1819 engraving
Born
Charles Robert Maturin

(1780-09-25)25 September 1780
Dublin, Ireland
Died30 October 1824(1824-10-30) (aged 44)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Other namesC. R. Maturin
Occupation(s)Clergyman, writer
ChildrenEdward Maturin

Charles Robert Maturin, also known as C. R. Maturin (25 September 1780 – 30 October 1824), was an Irish Protestant clergyman (ordained in the Church of Ireland) and a writer of Gothic plays and novels.[1] His best known work is the novel Melmoth the Wanderer, published in 1820.

  1. ^ Chris Morgan, "Maturin, Charles R(obert)." in St. James Guide to Horror, Gothic, and Ghost Writers, ed. David Pringle. Detroit and New York: St. James Press, 1998. (396–97) ISBN 1558622063

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