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"A masterpiece of the Gothic genre, The Monk tells the story of the
Capuchin friar Ambrosio and his fall from grace through desire,
greed and lust. Favourably reviewed at first, the novel was later
so widely and raucously denounced for its perceived licentiousness,
blasphemy and corrupting influence that Lewis had to remove
controversial passages from future editions. Unsurprisingly, amidst
this furore, the book was immensely popular with the reading
public. Suffused with eroticism, and focusing on the corrupting
influence of power, The Monk pioneered a shocking new form of
Gothic novel, where elements such as mob violence, incest and
brutal murder replaced the gentler horrors of earlier practitioners
of the genre."
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Tales of Wonder
Matthew Gregory Lewis
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