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2011
The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796 across three volumes. Written early in Lewis's career, it was published anonymously when he was 20. It tells the story of a virtuous Catholic monk who gives in to his violent and lustful urges, setting off a chain of events that leave him damned. It is a prime example of the type of Gothic that specializes in horror.
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Welcome 💖 Bienvenidos * * * Have you ever wondered what motivates a person to become a monk, or if it was the circumstances of his life that forced him, the truth is that it is a very sacrificial, solitary lifestyle and that in past centuries was very mysterious since little was known about their customs and daily routines, with the recent culmination of Holy Week and the death of Pope Francis I felt like watching…More
