01640cam a22003493u 4500 601 UtSlPG 20260610133033.0 m cr n 260607r1996||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory), 1775-1818 The Monk: A Romance Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 1996 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monk Release date is 1996-07-01 Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines. Updated: 2023-01-08. "The Monk: A Romance" by M. G. Lewis is a Gothic novel published in 1796. It follows Ambrosio, a virtuous monk who succumbs to forbidden desires when a mysterious figure infiltrates his monastery. His fall from grace spirals into a dark tale of lust, murder, and demonic pacts. Scandalous for its sexually explicit content and themes of rape and incest, it became the most controversial Gothic novel of the 18th century, shocking readers while achieving immense popularity and influencing the horror genre. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Horror tales Gothic fiction Monks -- Fiction Madrid (Spain) -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/601 42728 42728