A spellbinding Gothic novel, "The Monk" is Matthew Lewis most famous work. First published in 1796 and set in a sinister Capuchin monastery in Madrid, this violent tale of ambition, murder, and incest focuses on a monks struggle to maintain his monastic vows in the face of temptation and sexual obsession. >LewiS-The MonkLewis Matthew GregoryDover9780486432144