Manuel; A Tragedy. by the Author of Bertram - Primary Source Edition

Manuel; A Tragedy was written by Charles Robert Maturin, an Irish curate and novelist who rose to prominence following the successful staging of his play Bertram in 1816. Encouraged by the support of Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott, Maturin wrote Manuel as a follow-up, intending to replicate the gothic intensity and dramatic fervor that had defined his earlier success. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1817, though it failed to achieve the same public or critical acclaim as its predecessor.

The primary source edition identified by the provided ISBN is a modern scholarly reproduction of this original dramatic text. These editions are intended to preserve historical works that might otherwise be lost, utilizing scanned facsimiles of original 19th-century printings. By making these texts accessible to contemporary readers and researchers, such editions allow for a closer study of the Romantic era's fascination with melodrama, moral ambiguity, and the dark, evocative prose style that characterized Maturin's body of work.