{"product_id":"the-monk-9780375759161","title":"The Monk","description":"When Matthew Lewis's \u003ci\u003eThe Monk\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1796, readers were shocked by this gripping and horrific novel. Lewis's story, which drove the House of Commons--of which he was a member--to deem him licentious and perverse, follows the abbot Ambrosio as he is tempted into a world of incest, murder, and torture by a young girl who has concealed herself in his monastery disguised as a boy. As Ambrosio spirals into hell, the reader encounters an array of haunting characters: the innocent virgin, the Bleeding Nun, the Wandering Jew, an evil prioress, and Lucifer himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic, set from the unexpurgated first edition of 1796, brings to a new generation of readers a timeless classic of gothic fiction that has influenced writers from Byron and Emily Brontë to Poe and Hawthorne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.46w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375759161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Lord Thomas of Swynnerton) is widely known for his work on the history of Spain, including his epic masterpiece \u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, available as a Modern Library Paperback.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Matthew Lewis \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48231537705117,"sku":"9780375759161","price":15.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_16a8bf06-91b6-4cd1-be66-96e3ae143749.jpg?v=1778577911","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-monk-9780375759161","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}