The Monk Matthew Lewis (1984) Folio Society

Product Details

• Format - Hardcover in slipcase
• Condition - Fair - Pages crisp and clear with tight binding. Wear to cover, bumping to cover edges, damage to spine. Wear to slipcase. See images.

Synopsis

The Monk is the story of Ambrosio, torn between his spiritual vows and the temptations of physical pleasure. This book also contains knowing parody of its own excesses as well as social comedy. Written by Matthew Lewis when he was only nineteen, it was a ground-breaking novel in the Gothic Horror genre and spawned hundreds of imitators, drawn in by its mixture of bloodshed, sex and scandal.