| Description |
445 pages : facsimile ; 23 cm |
| Note |
A novel. |
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Includes half-title page. |
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Includes facsimile of original title page. |
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"The text followed herein is that first presented by 'Monk' Lewis himself--unexpurgated; and was prepared with precision by Louis F. Peck"--Page 7. |
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Originally published: London : Printed for J. Bell, 1797. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Source |
Purchase; S.E. Gontarski. FTaSU |
| Contents |
Introduction / John Berryman -- A note on the text / Louis F. Peck -- Preface. Imitation of Horace -- Table of the poetry -- Advertisement -- The Monk -- Appendix. A note on the variant readings / Louis F. Peck ; Variant readings. |
| Summary |
The monk, Ambrosio is abandoned by his parents as an infant. Raised in a monastery, he is a religious fast-tracker taught to disdain sin and hold himself up as a model of purity, untempted by secular pleasure. In Madrid, as the novel begins, he is the young abbot, leader of a monastery. A mesmerizing public speaker, Ambrosio becomes proud and vain, as his popular weekly sermons quickly raise him to the status of an idol. Mischief and misfortunes ensue as Ambrosio's real virtues are put to the test. |
| Subject |
Monks -- Fiction.
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Madrid (Spain) -- Fiction.
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Incest -- Fiction.
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Rape -- Fiction.
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Incest. (OCoLC)fst00968528
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Monks. (OCoLC)fst01025507
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Rape. (OCoLC)fst01089970
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Spain -- Madrid.
(OCoLC)fst01204086
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Erotica.
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Fiction.
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Mystery and detective fiction -- Great Britain.
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Science fiction -- Great Britain.
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| Added Author |
Peck, Louis F., editor.
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Peck, Louis F., writer of added commentary.
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Berryman, John, 1914-1972, writer of introduction.
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Grove Press, publisher.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Lewis, M.G. (Matthew Gregory), 1775-1818. Monk. New York, Grove Press [1952] (OCoLC)563108478 |
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