The Monk By Matthew Lewis "The Annotated Classic Edition" Horror, Gothic Fiction Novel
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Publisher
Independently published
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9798671677751Synopsis
The Monk became a succès de scandale when it was published in 1796.
Readers were shocked by this gripping and horrific novel. Lewis’s story, which drove the House of Commons—of which he was a member—to deem him licentious and perverse, follows the abbot Ambrosio as he is tempted into a world of incest, murder, and torture by a young girl who has concealed herself in his monastery disguised as a boy.
As Ambrosio spirals into hell, the reader encounters an array of haunting characters: the innocent virgin, the Bleeding Nun, the Wandering Jew, an evil prioress, andLucifer himself.
Readers were shocked by this gripping and horrific novel. Lewis’s story, which drove the House of Commons—of which he was a member—to deem him licentious and perverse, follows the abbot Ambrosio as he is tempted into a world of incest, murder, and torture by a young girl who has concealed herself in his monastery disguised as a boy.
As Ambrosio spirals into hell, the reader encounters an array of haunting characters: the innocent virgin, the Bleeding Nun, the Wandering Jew, an evil prioress, andLucifer himself.
Dimensions
9 inches × 1.45 inches × 6 inches
