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The Monk

The Monk is a novel that delves into the complexities of religious life and the human soul. It examines the conflict between a monk's vow of chastity and his desires, as well as the broader implications of faith and the human condition. more

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Matthew Gregory Lewis
Matthew Gregory Lewis

Matthew Gregory Lewis, born on July 9, 1775, and died on May 14, 1818, was an English novelist of the Romantic era, known for his works of horror fiction. more

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“Every world has dogs or their equivalent, creatures that thrive on companionship, creatures that are of a high order of intelligence although not the highest and that therefore is simple enough in their wants and needs to remain innocent. The combination of their innocence and their intelligence allows them to serve as a bridge bewtween what is transient and what is eternal, between the finate and the infinate.”

“With you a part of me hath passed away; For in the peopled forest of my mind A tree made leafless by this wintry wind Shall never don again its green array. Chapel and fireside, country road and bay, Have something of their friendliness resigned; Another, if I would, I could not find, And I am grown much older in a day. But yet I treasure in my memory Your gift of charity, and young hearts ease, And the dear honour of your amity; For these once mine, my life is rich with these. And I scarce know which part may greater be,-- What I keep of you, or you rob from me.”