Melmoth the Wanderer

Pages: 57
Published: 1820
Language: English

Synopsis

Melmoth the Wanderer tells the story of a man who makes a satanic bargain for immortality, exchanging his soul for eternal life. His centuries-long, tortured journey is revealed through the accounts of those he encounters, each implored to take over his infernal pact. This diabolic 19th-century tale, influenced by Gothic romances, elevates the genre to a new and macabre level.