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Author(s): Lewis, Matthew Gregory
Reader(s): Boulton, Nicholas
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Classic Fiction
Catalogue No: NA0265
Barcode: 9781781980446
Release Date: 01/2017
LEWIS, M.: The Monk (Unabridged)
A masterpiece of gothic fiction, The Monk is a cautionary tale of madness, horror, lust and despair. Father Ambrosio, the most pious and venerated monk in all of Madrid, is held as a paragon of virtue. But after thirty years of study and prayer, evil thoughts begin to permeate his mind. As two plots cleverly converge, torture, murder, incest, rape, poison and magic prevail, sustained by an elegance in the writing of the nineteen-year-old Matthew Lewis. The book was banned upon its initial publication in 1796 but later caught the attention of Lord Byron and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, with Coleridge naming it ‘the offspring of no common genius’.
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Disc 1
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1 | The Monk | 04:39 |
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2 | Volume 1. Chapter 1 | 10:53 |
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3 | Lorenzo gazed upon her with mingled surprise… | 10:40 |
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4 | Luckily for Antonia's ignorance… | 11:26 |
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5 | As she said this, she extended a lean… | 10:46 |
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6 | When he woke, he found himself extended… | 10:33 |
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7 | The old lady continued her discourse to Antonia… | 09:53 |
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8 | Chapter 2 | 05:06 |
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Disc 2
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1 | Here his reverie was interrupted… | 09:35 |
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2 | His words sounded like thunder to her ears… | 10:37 |
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3 | As he said this, he pointed to a marble tablet… | 12:01 |
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4 | As he uttered these words, he sobbed audibly. | 09:50 |
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5 | She ceased. While she spoke… | 11:21 |
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6 | He awoke, heated and unrefreshed. | 08:57 |
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7 | The friar was unable to reply… | 07:03 |
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Disc 3
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1 | She soon returned with it. | 10:53 |
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2 | Matilda again quitted her seat… | 10:12 |
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3 | The morning dawned. | 13:40 |
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4 | Chapter 3 | 09:49 |
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5 | I followed the duke's advice… | 10:34 |
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6 | We were conversing in this manner… | 08:11 |
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Disc 4
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1 | At that moment a thousand confused ideas… | 09:40 |
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2 | The permission which our host demanded… | 10:40 |
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3 | No sooner was this horrible but necessary act… | 09:22 |
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4 | 'One fatal night he was brought back…' | 10:32 |
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5 | Volume 2. Chapter 1 | 10:01 |
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6 | One evening, I was alone with Donna Rodolpha… | 11:48 |
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7 | The singularity of this account insensibly… | 09:05 |
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1 | As my chaise drove out of the court… | 12:04 |
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2 | In the meanwhile Theodore assisted me… | 10:19 |
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3 | I stepped into the carriage, where Agnes… | 11:16 |
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4 | The singularity of my adventure… | 11:40 |
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5 | Theodore was surprised at the vivacity… | 10:00 |
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6 | He let the hand drop slowly… | 09:56 |
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Disc 6
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1 | Lorenzo here interrupted his friend's narrative. | 10:15 |
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2 | The prioress advanced, and seated herself… | 08:48 |
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3 | I retired, filled with confusion and inquietude. | 07:58 |
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4 | Chapter 2 | 12:14 |
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5 | The marquis returned the paper with a smile… | 08:58 |
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6 | On his entrance he found Elvira… | 12:15 |
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7 | Regularly every day did Lorenzo visit the convent… | 11:30 |
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Disc 7
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1 | The Exile | 15:04 |
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2 | Chapter 3 | 11:22 |
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3 | The night arrived. | 10:13 |
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4 | With every instant Ambrosio's amazement… | 11:15 |
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5 | For a time spare diet, frequent watching… | 11:56 |
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6 | He threw himself into a chair… | 12:17 |
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Disc 8
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1 | 'Even before he spoke,' said Elvira… | 09:41 |
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2 | Chapter 4 | 09:48 |
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3 | This was an untruth, but she was unconscious… | 10:15 |
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4 | At this precise moment there was no one… | 12:08 |
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5 | With these words she drew from beneath her… | 09:15 |
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6 | His lips trembled while he obeyed her. | 10:04 |
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7 | Volume 3. Chapter 1 | 11:55 |
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Disc 9
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1 | 'But at least,' said the old Porteress… | 09:38 |
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2 | The youth ceased to sing. | 09:37 |
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3 | Elvira, whose inquietude… | 10:22 |
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4 | Terror, confusion, and disappointment… | 08:54 |
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5 | Chapter 2 | 09:57 |
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6 | At length she resolved to address herself… | 12:08 |
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7 | The perusal of this story was ill calculated… | 10:28 |
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1 | 'Oh! reverend father! such an accident!…' | 10:38 |
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2 | So strong an impression had the spectre… | 10:01 |
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3 | No sooner were matins over, than he bent… | 12:38 |
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4 | He paced the chamber up and down in silence. | 12:31 |
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5 | Chapter 3 | 08:57 |
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6 | His heart being now at ease, Lorenzo gazed… | 08:23 |
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1 | The indignation created by this account… | 09:32 |
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2 | Here St. Ursula ended her narrative. | 10:06 |
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3 | It proceeded from the lamp which flamed… | 11:05 |
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4 | Not being convinced that his destruction… | 11:50 |
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5 | While he listened to her melancholy accents… | 11:49 |
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6 | Chapter 4 | 07:56 |
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7 | Gradually he felt the bosom… | 09:31 |
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1 | The sound of her foot-steps roused the monk… | 10:30 |
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2 | On seeing a stranger enter… | 09:09 |
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3 | In the meanwhile, though closely pursued… | 07:55 |
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4 | Her persuasions induced Virginia to lay aside… | 09:36 |
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5 | Conclusion of the History of Agnes… | 11:28 |
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6 | She gazed upon me with angry eyes. | 11:48 |
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1 | My mental anguish, and the dreadful scenes… | 14:28 |
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2 | Here Agnes ceased; and the marquis replied… | 05:03 |
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3 | Chapter 5 | 15:10 |
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4 | The day of his second examination was at hand. | 11:51 |
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5 | Ambrosio, rather dead than alive, was left alone… | 14:26 |
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6 | In the meanwhile, the gaoler was thrown… | 11:12 |
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Total Playing Time: 14:58:50