Review
`This is the highly popular and equally highly vilified Gothic
novel, written in 1794. Gruesome, voluptuous, and occasionally
tongue-in-cheek, The Monk is a masterpiece of its genre.' Sunday
Telegraph
`what distinguishes The Monk from a whole raft of lesser
imitations is the quality of the storytelling ... There's always a
danger of bathos in narratives where horror is piled on horror ...
Lewis avoids that pitfall by judicious use of humour. He also
writes with great visual immediacy. Lewis has a remarkable
understanding of human psychology. The Monk is a stunning read. It
was published 200 years ago. I hope this article is not the only
celebration of that bicentenary.' Simon Brett, The Sunday Times
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