The correspondence between Matthew and his mother consisted of discussion regarding the poor state of his mother's welfare and estate.Product Description: The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796.

The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796.

The novel's evil characters are considered to be better written than the virtuous ones, and Antonia's character is so virtuous that some have found her "deadly dull".Elvira is the mother of Antonia and Ambrosio.

A true classic of the Gothic novel, it has left an indelible mark on English literature and has influenced such eminent writers as Byron, Scott, Poe, Flaubert, Hawthorne, Emily Brontëeuml;, and many others over the past two centuries.

He had begun to write his novel The Monk: A Romance (1796), but was spurred on at the Hague by a reading of Mrs. Radcliffe's Mysteries of Udolpho, a book after his own heart. His other works include: The Bravo of Venice: A Romance (1804).