January 2009
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The Monk
When it was first published, Matthew Gregory Lewis’s The Monk was popular, sensationalistic, and quickly censored — many versions cut out the racier scenes. The Monk is notable because it was one of the first books to cast a religious character as a villain. It is additionally notable because everyone in it is completely insane.
The Monk opens at a church, where Antonia and her chaperon,...
