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The Monk
The Monk
Author: Matthew G. Lewis
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 t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780394174815
ISBN-10: 039417481X
Publication Date: 1952
Pages: 445
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Publisher: Grove Press Inc.
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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