Matthew Gregory Lewis M. G. Lewis Christopher MacLachlan
'Few could sustain the glance of his eye, at once fiery and penetrating'
Savaged by critics for its supposed profanity and obscenity, and bought in large numbers by readers eager to see whether it lived up to its lurid reputation, The Monk became a succes de scandale when it was published in 1796 - not least because its author was a member of parliament and only twenty years old. It recounts the diabolical decline of Ambrosio, a Capuchin superior, who succumbs first to temptations offered by a young girl who has entered his monastery disguised as a boy, and continues his...
'Few could sustain the glance of his eye, at once fiery and penetrating'
Savaged by critics for its supposed profanity and obscenity, and bou...
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...
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 H...
The Monk shocked and titillated readers with its graphic portrayal of lust, sin, and violence when it was first published in 1796. A true classic of the Gothic novel, it has left an indelible mark on English literature and has influenced such eminent writers as Byron, Scott, Poe, Flaubert, Hawthorne, Emily Bronte, and many others over the past two centuries. Ambrosio is the abbot of the Capuchin monastery in Madrid. He is beloved by his flock, and his renowned piety has earned him the nickname The Man of Holiness. Yet beneath the veneer of this religious man lies a heart of hypocrisy;...
The Monk shocked and titillated readers with its graphic portrayal of lust, sin, and violence when it was first published in 1796. A true classic of t...
John doesn't want to believe he's a clone. Can you blame him? He's seen the disgust in people's eyes and heard the savage whispering that he's a soulless automaton at best and a demon from Hell at worst. And it tears at him to know that his mother is not his mother, but with that knowledge came the wondrous gift of meeting Aaron, his brone, who becomes his childhood defender and one true friend. John can't bear not knowing why he and Aaron were not conceived in passion, not born in agony, but constructed, purpose-built of tiny bits of flesh, rent and torn and slapped back together to be grown...
John doesn't want to believe he's a clone. Can you blame him? He's seen the disgust in people's eyes and heard the savage whispering that he's a soull...
