The Monk

The Monk is the story of the once revered and pious monk Ambrosio, whose temptations are tested with the arrival of a new novice. His internal battle leads to sexual obsession, rape and murder in a Capuchin monastery that holds many dark secrets.
Written by Matthew Lewis when he was only nineteen, The Monk was a ground-breaking novel in the Gothic horror genre; that to this day, shocks readers with its mixture of bloodshed, sex, and scandal.

Ninth Gate Books specialize in the re-typesetting of rare, esoteric & forgotten books from a bygone era. All texts are reproduced using the TeX system.
The Monk has been re-typeset with modern US spelling and footnotes that define archaic words.