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Good but overrated. M.G lewis was a far greater writer and poet yet is completely forgotten

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Lovecraft > Poe > King
MG Lewis is above them all

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The greatest

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>>22414715
based
>>22417263
Robert E Howard and Karl Edward Wagner

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>>22163398
no
keats was better
byron was a hack born in the lap of luxury
but all the romantics, good as they are, were beaten by the king

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Frankenstein is not the greatest gothick novel
In fact it's pretty middle of the road
The Monk and Melmoth the Wanderer are up there with the greatest gothick novels ever written

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>>21926952
lmao
you got me
read tales of terror and wonder though
it's the greatest collection of gothick ballads ever written
i have an 1880s copy by my side that never goes unread

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yes he has

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Matthew Lewis was a better poet than all of them despite being ugly

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>mogs them all
They are good but are no match for "monk" lewis

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what did you accomplish at the age of 19 /lit/?

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