Full Description
In the late eighteenth century, Matthew Gregory "Monk" Lewis, a notorious author of lurid Gothic novels and plays, began to gather this collection of horror ballads. Including original and traditional works, translations and adaptations, and even burlesques of the Gothic, this "hobgoblin repast," as Lewis called it, brings together a fascinating assortment of works. Contributors include Lewis, the young Walter Scott, William Taylor of Norwich, John Leyden, and Robert Southey.
Appendices contain selections from Tales of Terror (1801), a text long intertwined with Lewis's collection; information on Scott's An Apology for Tales of Terror (1799); and parodies and reviews of Lewis's particular brand of Gothic poetry.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
M.G. Lewis and Tales of Wonder: A Brief Chronology
A Note on the Text
Tales of Wonder
Bothwell's Bonny Jane / M.G. Lewis
Osric the Lion / M.G. Lewis
Sir Hengist / M.G. Lewis
Alonzo the Brave, and Fair Imogine / M.G. Lewis
Giles Jollup the Grave, and Brown Sally Green / M.G. Lewis
Elver's Hoh / M.G. Lewis
The Sword of Angantyr / M.G. Lewis
King Hacho's Death-Song / M.G. Lewis
The Erl-King / M.G. Lewis
The Erl-King's Daughter / M.G. Lewis
The Water-King / M.G. Lewis
The Fire-King / Walter Scott
The Cloud-King / M.G. Lewis
The Fisherman / M.G. Lewis
The Sailor's Tale / M.G. Lewis
The Princess and the Slave / M.G. Lewis
The Gay Gold Ring / M.G. Lewis
The Grim White Woman / M.G. Lewis
The Little Grey Man / H. Bunbury
Glenfinlas; or Lord Ronald's Coronach / WalterScott
The Eve of Saint John / Walter Scott
Frederick and Alice / Walter Scott
The Wild Huntsmen / Walter Scott
The Old Woman of Berkeley / Robert Southey
Bishop Bruno / Robert Southey
Lord William / Robert Southey
The Painter of Florence / Robert Southey
Donica / Robert Southey
Cornelius Agrippa's Bloody Book / RobertSouthey
Rudiger / Robert Southey
The Elfin-King / John Leyden
The Sorceress; or Wolfwold and Ulla / Mickle
Appendix A: A Selection of Poems from Volume II of Tales of Wonder
LVI. Clerk Colvin
LVII. Willy's Lady
LVIII. Courteous King Jamie
LIX.Tam Lin
LX. Lenora
Appendix B: Robert Southey and the Tales of Wonder
Appendix C: Selections from Tales of Terror (1801)
I. Introductory Dialogue
IV.The Wolf-King or Little Red-Riding-Hood. An Old Woman's Tale
X. The Grey Friar of Winton; or, the Death of King Rufus. An English Legend
XI. Grim, King of Ghosts; or, the Dance of Death. A Church-Yard Tale
XV. The Black Canon of Elmham; or, Saint Edmond's Eve. An Old English Ballad
XIX. The House upon the Heath. A Welsh Tale
XX.The Mud-King; or, Smedley's Ghost. A Tale of the Times
Appendix D: A Note on Scott's Compilation An Apology for Tales of Terror (1799)
Appendix E: Critical Reception of Tales of Wonder and Tales of Terror
British Critic (December 1801)
Antijacobin Review (March 1801)
Monthly Magazine (July 1801)
Poetical Register (1801)
Critical Review (January 1802)
From George Gordon, Lord Byron, English Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1809)
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