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When Matthew Lewis's The Monk 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, and Lucifer himself.

This Modern Library Paperback Classic, set from the unexpurgated first edition of 1796, brings to a new generation of readers a timeless classic of gothic fiction that has influenced writers from Byron and Emily Bronte to Poe and Hawthorne.

ISBN-13

9780375759161

ISBN-10

0375759166

Weight

1.12 Pounds

Dimensions

5.50 x 0.75 x 8.50 In

List Price

$23.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

400 pages

Publisher

Modern Library

Published On

2002-04-09



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