First published in 1796, "The Monk" is the popular and controversial Gothic novel by Matthew G.
Having first been seduced by Matilda, he is soon overco.
Ambrosio, a pious, well-respected Monk in Spain, is lustfully tempted by his pupil, Matilda, a woman who has disguised herself as a young boy and initiate monk.
Written when Lewis was only nineteen, it is the tale of a Monk who is tempted by carnal desire and led down a ruinous path of ungodliness.
Lewis, the English novelist and dramatist.
First published in 1796, "The Monk" is the popular and controversial Gothic novel by Matthew G