Charles Robert Maturin

Charles Robert Maturin (1780–1824) was an Irish clergyman and writer born in Dublin to a Huguenot family. He served as curate of St. Peter's Church in Dublin for most of his adult life, supplementing his modest clerical income with his literary work. His early novels, including The Fatal Revenge and The Milesian Chief, attracted the attention of Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron, and his tragedy Bertram enjoyed a successful run at Drury Lane in 1816 with the support of Byron and Edmund Kean. Despite these connections, Maturin lived in chronic financial difficulty and was considered an eccentric figure in Dublin society. This author hub collects 1 work in the Canon Compass ranking, led by Melmoth the Wanderer.