Author: LEWIS (Matthew Gregory):
Title: Tales of Wonder. Written and Collected by M. G. Lewis, Esq. M. P.
Description: Dublin Printed by Nicholas Kelly, for P. Wogan; Printed by William Porter for P. Wogan, 1801. FIRST DUBLIN EDITION. 2 volumes in 1. Large, tall 8vo, 213 X 132, pp. [iv], 220; [iv], 224, bound in blue binder's cloth, blocked in gilt on spine; title-page volume 1 slightly torn at lower margin, occasional spotting of text, top of spine snagged. Lewis (1775 - 1818) never had quite the success with his other literary endeavours as he had in 1796 with The Monk. These "tales" are ballads in verse, not prose. Scott apparently postponed publishing his own collection of ballads upon hearing that this work was in press, in a letter to James Ballantyne 22 April 1800. Scott, however, contributed three tales to the first volume, and Lewis solicited contributions from other authors, including Southey, as well. The work was often alluded to as "Tales of Plunder" due to its large paper size and the price of one guinea. Todd and Bowden 7Aa.

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