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The monk

Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory), 1775-18182006
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Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, this is a violent tale of ambition, murder, and incest. The struggle between maintaining monastic vows and fulfilling personal ambitions tempts its main character into breaking his vows.
Main title:
The monk / Matthew Lewis ; edited by Howard Anderson ; with an introduction and notes by Emma McEvoy.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Collation:
xl, 456 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Bibliography: p. xxxv-xxxvi.
ISBN:
01928339449780192833945
Dewey class:
823.6
Language:
English
BRN:
90451
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