William Oxberry was an English actor. He also wrote extensively on the theatre, and was a printer and publisher.
William Oxberry in 1825
Illustration from Oxberry's Dramatic Biography and Histrionic Anecdotes, 1825–1826
Matthew Gregory Lewis was an English novelist and dramatist, whose writings are often classified as "Gothic horror". He was frequently referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success of his 1796 G
Portrait by George Lethbridge Saunders, c. 1800
Engraving of Lewis featured in the October 1796 issue of The Monthly Mirror
Matthew Gregory Lewis, by Henry William Pickersgill, 1809
Engraving of Lewis in later life, by William Holl