Talk:Matthew Gregory Lewis

Was Matthew married to his mother as the article suggests?

There is a problem with the spouse being defined as Frances Sewell Lewis as well as his mother. An error or a truly Gothic horror? Cfitzs05 (talk) 07:23, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

There in an incorrect date for Matthew Lewis's father's death. His father appears to have died in 1812 and it is stated as 1818. This is the year of Matthew Gregory Lewis's own death, conflated the identity issue in the text. i.e. see previous comment about the writer of this article presenting him as marrying his own mother. Cfitzs05 (talk) 07:49, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Date of Death 14 or 16 May?

Britannica and DNB both say 14 May 1818. I propose to change the article in a week unless someone can come up with a better citation. Jaa101 (talk) 02:06, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

Move to Matthew Gregory Lewis

Currently the article's named Matthew Lewis (writer), but the author is rarely called "Matthew Lewis" in secondary sources. Following Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people) (especially WP:MIDDLENAME), it would be better to move the article to Matthew Gregory Lewis (or M. G. Lewis, though this doesn't have as many hits on Google, so less likely to be the most commonly used name). If there aren't any objections, I'll raise this at WP:RM. ‑‑Yodin^T 17:15, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Tales of Terror isn't by Lewis

Tales of Terror is an affectionate parody of Lewis. It's a bit of a bibliographic minefield, but that he wasn't the author has been known for a century of so. I mean, parts of the book are dedicated to him (Grim, King of Ghosts, for example). The idea that he published it anonymously, dedicated it to himself and then later deliberately didn't claim it seems...far fetched? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.116.203.21 (talk) 23:48, 3 February 2022 (UTC)