The Monk (Modern Library Classics)

The Monk (Modern Library Classics)

When Matthew Lewisâ€™s The Monk was published in 1796, readers were shocked by this gripping and horrific novel. Lewisâ€™s story, which drove the House of Commonsâ€”of which he was a memberâ€”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 BrontÃ« to Poe and Hawthorne.
Country USA
Brand Modern Library
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0375759166_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2002-04-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780375759161

Country	USA
Brand	Modern Library
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0375759166_used
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2002-04-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780375759161

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