Language: en
Published in: 1796
Subject(s): Novels - Romance - Sexuality - Gothic
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org
Copyright: Public Domain
The Monk is remembered for being one of the more lurid and "transgressive" of Gothic novels. 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.
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on Mar 24, 2007 at 21:53
An excellent gothic novel. Very similar to Jan Potocki's "The Manuscript Found in Saragossa", this is a classic tale of both supernatural beings and love.