The Monk: A Romance

• TRILOGY - Three classic bestsellers by British author M. G. "Monk" Lewis are together in this Kindle book: The Monk; A Romance (a novel) & The Castle Spectre (a play) & The Anaconda -- plus a bonus tale: Mistrust, or Blanche and Osbright The Monk: A Romance (1796) Scandalous and scintillating, The Monk is a Gothic classic published in 1796 before the author's 20th birthday. It is among the most important Gothic novels of its era, often adapted for the stage and films. As the novel begins... Leonella and her niece Antonia have arrived at a Madrid church to hear the sermon of priest, Ambrosio. Antonia's Grandfather is the Marquis de las Cisternas, who was unhappy with his son’s marriage and has cut off their pension.Lorenzo vows to marry Antonia, but she is pregnant with the child of Raymond de las Cisternas and Ambrosio turns her over to the prioress of her abbey for punishment. The Castle Spectre (first performed 1797) This long-running, five-act dramatic romance was performed and celebrated in Europe and in New York. It is a Gothic drama set in medieval Conway, Wales. The Anaconda (1808) Romantic Tales Mistrust, or Blanche and Osbright A Second Romantic Tale About the Author Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775 – 1818) was an English novelist and dramatist, often referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of his Gothic novel, The Monk. He is often classified as a horror-gothic writer along with Charles Robert Maturin and Mary Shelley. He was influenced by Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho and William Godwin’s Caleb Williams.