The Monk (1984) - Folio Society edition

The Monk (1984)

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The Monk (1984) - Folio Society edition
Folio Society
Literature

The Monk (1984)

Matthew Lewis

Edition year 1984
Binding Cloth
Illustrator George Tute
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 312
Dimensions 23.6 × 15.4 cm

Edition details

The Monk, by Matthew Lewis. Introduced by Devendra P. Varma. 10 wood-engravings by George Tute. Pale grey endleaves printed in black with a wood-engraving by Tute. Quarter bound in black cloth with red, white and black Cockerell marbled paper boards. Black slipcase. 312pp. 23.6x15.4cm

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Matthew Lewis's The Monk is one of the most notorious Gothic novels of the eighteenth century. It follows Ambrosio, a respected and apparently virtuous monk in Madrid whose moral certainty begins to collapse when he is drawn into temptation and forbidden desire. His fall leads to deception, violence, supernatural intervention and increasingly horrific consequences. Filled with secret passages, monasteries, ghosts and dark passions, the novel combines sensational storytelling with themes of hypocrisy, repression and corruption. Its shocking subject matter made it controversial on publication and helped establish the darker traditions of Gothic fiction.

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