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The Abbess: A Romance is a gothic novel by William Henry Ireland first published in 1799. The text was modelled upon Matthew Lewis's The Monk (1796).The eponymous central character, Mother Vittoria Bracciano, is a similar to that of 'Monk Lewis's Read More..

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Description	The Abbess: A Romance is a gothic novel by William Henry Ireland first published in 1799. The text was modelled upon Matthew Lewis's The Monk (1796).The eponymous central character, Mother Vittoria Bracciano, is a similar to that of 'Monk Lewis's Ambrosio as she is similarly motivated by dark and powerful forces.The novel is one of the most voluptuous and salacious gothic novels in terms of its graphic scenes of sex, Roman Catholic religious fervour and torture.
Description	The Abbess: A Romance is a gothic novel by William Henry Ireland first published in 1799. The text was modelled upon Matthew Lewis's The Monk (1796).The eponymous central character, Mother Vittoria Bracciano, is a similar to that of 'Monk Lewis's Ambrosio as she is similarly motivated by dark and powerful forces.The novel is one of the most voluptuous and salacious gothic novels in terms of its graphic scenes of sex, Roman Catholic religious fervour and torture.

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Name	The Abbess: A Romance
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Authors	William Henry Ireland
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Genre	Gothic novel
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Language	English
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Country	England
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Pages	264 (vol. 1), 240 (vol. 2), 215 (vol. 3), 212 (vol. 4)
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Media_type	Print
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Publisher	Earle and Hemet
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