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The Monk by M. G. Lewis

The Monk

A Romance

M. G. Lewis

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · January 28, 2013

Leonella and her niece, Antonia, visit a church to hear the sermon of acelebrated priest, Ambrosio, and while waiting tell their story to two young men, Don Lorenzo and Don Christoval.

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Who it’s for
A Gothic romance that sets a celebrated priest’s sermon beside a family history full of complications.
Themes
Family separation, Reported death
Genres
Gothic Romance, The Occult & Supernatural, The Classics

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About this book

Leonella and her niece, Antonia, visit a church to hear the sermon of acelebrated priest, Ambrosio, and while waiting tell their story to two young men, Don Lorenzo and Don Christoval. Antonia's Grandfather is the Marquis de las Cisternas, who was unhappy with his son's marriage, causing her parents to flee, leaving their young son behind only to be told a month later he has died.

Piety and Secrets

A Gothic romance that sets a celebrated priest’s sermon beside a family history full of complications.

Come here for

  • Gothic intrigue with romance and a knotty family past

Expect

  • A story that opens at church, then turns to family history

Where it sits

Gothic Romance93%
The Classics46%
The Occult & Supernatural40%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Gothic Romance
Authors
M. G. Lewis
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
January 28, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Family separation · Reported death
Reading lane
Gothic Romance