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The Monk
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A horror classic that still terrifies modern readers. It’s the story of an abbott as he gives in to temptation and wanders down the depths of depravity that land you a special place in hell. It may not have been welcomed in 1796, but we love it all the more now!
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, ...