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Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818) was an English novelist and dramatist, often referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success of his classic Gothic novel, The Monk. Lewis is often criticized for a lack of originality. Hough much of Lewis’ career dealt with the translation of other texts, these criticisms more often refer to his novel The Monk and his play The Castle Spectre. While some critics, like those of The Monthly Review, saw combinations of previous works as a new invention, others, including Samuel Coleridge, have argued that by revealing where Lewis found inspiration, he surrendered part of his authorship.

Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818) was an English novelist and dramatist, often referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success of his classic Gothic novel, The Monk. Lewis is often criticized for a lack of originality. Though much of Lewis’ career dealt with the translation of other texts, these criticisms more often refer to his novel The Monk and his play The Castle Spectre.

Matthew Lewis's The Monk is one of the most notorious Gothic novels ever published It is here presented in an ultimate format, probably the best presentation this powerful novel has ever had, with full color original artworks by David Ho, classic paintings of Hell from the Middle Ages, a bonus short story, The Midnight Embrace, and a fine and penetrating original introduction by esteemed novelist Patrick McGrath espite being published over 200 years ago, The Monk is surprisingly readable, its story of moral downfall and sordid depictions of greed, lust, and corruption all-too-relevant today.

In an oversize 8 × 12 format with a full cloth binding, color image only on the front board, full color dustjacket on Mohawk stock, cloth slipcase, signature page, translucent overlays, full-color interiors, and other goodies This is without a doubt the best book we have done in this series so far Limited to just 200 signed and numbered copies.

Edition Details

• Limited to 200 copies, each signed by Patrick McGrath and David Ho.
• Introduction by Patrick McGrath.
• Full color artwork.
• A bonus short story.
• Striking dustjacket on Mohawk stock.
• Beautiful cloth slipcase.
• Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, full cloth binding.

External Links

• The Monk. Centipede Press page for The Monk
• Matthew Gregory Lewis (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for Matthew Gregory Lewis