{"product_id":"the-monk-matthew-gregory-lewis-9798950343995","title":"The Monk: A Romance - The Annotated Edition of the Most Scandalous Gothic Novel of Its Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Gothic novel so shocking that Parliament denounced it and its own author was forced to censor it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmbrosio is Madrid's most revered holy man - until temptation enters his monastery and drags him into a spiral of obsession, black magic, and unspeakable crime. Published in 1796 when its author was just twenty, The Monk scandalized Europe, was condemned from pulpits and in the press, and became the most notorious Gothic novel ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Annotated Edition includes the complete original text, an introduction on the scandal and censorship history that made the book infamous, and notes on its Gothic machinery and 18th-century context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContains dark and mature themes consistent with the original 1796 text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Gregory Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798950343995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carrier Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.91d","brand":"Matthew Gregory Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097487024383,"sku":"9798950343995","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-monk-matthew-gregory-lewis-9798950343995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}