{"product_id":"melmoth-the-wanderer-charles-maturin-9781806290499","title":"Melmoth the Wanderer: A Classic Gothic Epic of Doom, Temptation, and Eternal Wandering","description":"\u003cem\u003eWhat if immortality knocked-when hope lay in ashes?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Maturin's \u003cem\u003eMelmoth the Wanderer\u003c\/em\u003e is a sprawling tapestry of nested tales, each revealing another soul cornered by despair and another visit from the spectral tempter. Stitched with devils, monks, madhouses, and forbidden romance, the novel probes humanity's breaking point-and the terrible cost of saying \"yes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat You'll Discover in This Modern Translation: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pact of Eternal Wandering\u003c\/strong\u003e - Follow Melmoth across centuries as he offers his curse like a poisoned gift.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive Interlocking Gothic Histories\u003c\/strong\u003e - Spanish inquisitors, Indian sisters, shipwrecked sailors, and more-each bound by terror.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhilosophical Depth \u0026amp; Romantic Melancholy\u003c\/strong\u003e - Explore fate, faith, and free will amid storms and catacombs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Novel That Shaped Gothic Tradition\u003c\/strong\u003e - A direct influence on \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFaust\u003c\/em\u003e retellings, and dark fantasy today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReader-Focused Clarity\u003c\/strong\u003e - Archaic syntax refined, footnotes trimmed, pacing tightened for twenty-first-century immersion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoom-soaked yet hypnotic, this is the definitive saga of temptation and damnation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Maturin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1806290499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781806290499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of Alexandria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Charles Maturin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47931067498751,"sku":"9781806290499","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d1d8a33-6762-4ce0-ba27-58270707ccd3.jpg?v=1766346223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/melmoth-the-wanderer-charles-maturin-9781806290499","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}