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The Monk
The Monk
Author: M. G. Lewis, Matthew G. Lewis, Louis F. Peck
One of the most extravagantly dark works of Gothic fiction ever written in English, admired by the likes of Lord Byron and the Marquis de Sade, The Monk drew a firestorm of criticism when it was published in 1796. Contemporaries condemned it as "lewd," "libidinous and impious." "Lust, murder, incest, and every atrocity that can disgrace human na...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780802151070
ISBN-10: 0802151078
Publication Date: 1/13/1994
Pages: 445
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Publisher: Grove Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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This is the unexpurgated edition. A book with an amazing range of subjects: an evil prioress, a beauty who sells herself to the devil, the wandering Jew, rape, incest, matricide, ruined castles, and the Spanish Inquisition. Fascinating and very readable.
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