The Monk

  • The Monk: A Romance
    By Matthew Gregory Lewis

    The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel first published in 1796.

  • The Monk: A Romance
    By M. G. Lewis

    This edition of The Monk: A Romance by M.G Lewis is now presented with a new, eye-catching cover design and is printed in a stylish font, making it both accessible and contemporary.

  • The Monk: A Romance
    By Matthew Lewis

    Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, The Monk is a violent tale of ambition, murder and incest.

  • The Monk: A Romance
    By M. G. Lewis

    The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel first published in 1796.

  • The Monk
    By Matthew Lewis

    It is also the first book to feature a priest as the villain. The story concerns Ambrosio - a pious, well-respected monk in Spain - and his violent downfall.

  • The Monk: A Romance-Classic Original Edition(Annotated)
    By Matthew Lewis

    The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. A quickly written book from early in Lewis's career, it was published before he turned twenty.

  • The Monk
    By Matthew Gregory Lewis

    The Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and appendices of historical materials that address the novel’s literary sources (in English, German, and Greek literature), historical contexts (the French Revolution, slavery and ...

  • The Monk
    By Matthew Lewis

    ' The Monk (1796) is a sensational story of temptation and depravity, a masterpiece of Gothic fiction and the first horror novel in English literature.

  • The Monk: A Gothic Novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, Published in 1796.
    By M. G. Lewis

    The novel's evil characters are considered to be better written than the virtuous ones, and Antonia's character is so virtuous that some have found her "deadly dull".Elvira is the mother of Antonia and Ambrosio.

  • The Monk
    By Matthew Gregory Lewis

    He had begun to write his novel The Monk: A Romance (1796), but was spurred on at the Hague by a reading of Mrs. Radcliffe's Mysteries of Udolpho, a book after his own heart. His other works include: The Bravo of Venice: A Romance (1804).