About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (novels not included). Pages: 63. Chapters: 1790 novels, 1791 novels, 1792 novels, 1793 novels, 1794 novels, 1795 novels, 1796 novels, 1797 novels, 1798 novels, 1799 novels, The Monk, Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman, The Castle of Wolfenbach, The Necromancer; or, The Tale of the Black Forest, Camilla, The Coquette, The Romance of the Forest, Sky-Walk, Celestina, Justine, The Mysteries of Udolpho, Wieland, Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams, The Orphan of the Rhine, Arthur Mervyn, Lady Susan, Heer Ranjha, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Jacques the Fatalist, Charlotte Temple, The Algerine Captive, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, Juliette, The Italian, St. Leon, Clermont, Edgar Huntly, Memoirs of Emma Courtney, La Religieuse, The Midnight Bell, The Victim of Prejudice, The Mysterious Warning, a German Tale, Aline and Valcour, Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow, Modern Chivalry, Anti-Justine, Horrid Mysteries, Hermsprong, The Horrors of Oakendale Abbey, A Sicilian Romance, The Abbess, Siebenkas, Hyperion, The History of Constantius and Pulchera, Bungay Castle, The Children of the Abbey. Excerpt: The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. It was written before the author turned 20, in the space of 10 weeks. Agnes is Don Lorenzo's younger sister and Don Raymond's lover. Her mother was ill while pregnant with Agnes and promised to send Agnes to the convent if she delivered her safely. She is a virtuous young lady who intends to marry Don Raymond but her parents want her to become a nun, so she decides to run away with him. Their plans are foiled and, thinking Don Raymond has abandoned her forever, she enters the convent. However, Don Raymond discovers her location and disguises himself as a gardener to get in and see her. In a moment of heated passion, she breaks he...
