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Lewis claimed to have written The Monk in just ten weeks, when he was twenty-one years of age. He published the first edition anonymously, sensing that the controversial and then-pornographic nature of the novel would stun society. And so it did¿the book was so sensational, so salacious, and so scandalous, that after he put his full name (and title, as a member of Parliament) on the second edition, his reputation hardly recovered for the rest ...

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The Monk: A Romance" is a gothic novel written by Matthew Gregory Lewis and first published in 1796. The novel follows the story of Ambrosio, a monk who is respected for his piety and devotion, but who is ultimately corrupted by his own desires and ambitions. As the story progresses, Ambrosio becomes increasingly involved in a series of dark and twisted events, including murder, rape, and black magic. Along the way, he encounters a range of co...

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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 (in one letter he claimed to have written it in ten weeks, but other correspondence suggests that he had at least started it, or something similar, a couple of years earlier), it was published before he turned twenty. It is a prime example of the male Gothic that specialises in the aspect of horror. Its convolu...

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