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With an Introduction by Kathryn White. Prepare to be shocked. This novel, written in 1796, is a Gothic festival of sex, magic and ghastly, ghostly violence rarely seen in literature. The Monk is remarkably modern in style and tells a breathless tale of te
'He was deaf to the murmurs of conscience, and resolved to satisfy his desires at any price.' The Monk (1796) is a sensational story of temptation and depravity, a masterpiece of Gothic fiction and the first horror novel in English literature. The
Matthew Lewis's Gothic masterpiece, depicting a holy man slowly becoming entangled in a web of sin, The Monk is edited with an introduction by Christopher MacLachlan in Penguin Classics. Savaged by critics for its blasphemy and obscenity, particularly
Henry II became King of England in 1154 after twenty years of civil war. He was the first Plantagenet king, the founder of Englands most successful and longest-ruling dynasty. But Henry did not come to the throne alone. He had married Eleanor of Aquitaine
Richard, 3rd Duke of York is frequently used to recall the colours of the rainbow with the mnemonic Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain, wrongly believed to be the Grand Old Duke of York who had 10,000 men, or mistaken for his youngest son, Richard III. T
Ambrosio, the abbot, was the perfect monk . . . until evil thoughts start infiltrating his mind
Ambrosio is an extremely devout monk about 30 years old. He was found left at the Abbey doorstep when he was too young to tell his tale and monks took him and raised him in the monastery. When his constant companion, a novice named Rosario, admits that he
King Richard III remains one of the most controversial figures in British history. Matthew Lewiss new biography aims to become a definitive account by exploring what is known of his childhood and the impacts it had on his personality and view of the world