Demon of Sicily

"Infinitely more extravagant than iThe Monk/i." -- Montague Summers. brbr "Outstanding among the many pallid imitations of iThe Monk/i...the Gothic's Gothic of the first decade of the nineteenth century." -- Prof. Frederick S. Frank, iThe First Gothics/i br pThe Devil stalks the monastery of Santa Catherina in the form of the mysterious Demon of Sicily, seeking new souls to plunge into everlasting torment. He sets his sights on Father Bernardo, a young priest questioning his vows, and Sister Agatha, a depraved and licentious nun. The Demon, a supernatural being of seemingly unlimited power, promises Bernardo and Agatha fulfilment of their wanton sexual urges, in exchange for their souls! pInspired by M. G. Lewis's iThe Monk/i, iThe Demon of Sicily/i outdoes Lewis's novel in its outrageous depiction of sex and violence. Featuring a parade of victims who are kidnapped, imprisoned, impaled, decapitated, drowned, rent asunder by demons, and burnt at the stake, iThe Demon of Sicily/i is sure to astonish readers even today, two hundred years after its first publication! pThis 200th Anniversary Edition includes the unabridged text of the rare 1807 first edition, together with seventeen lurid illustrations from the 1839 edition published by the infamous pornographer William Dugdale. This edition also features a new foreword by iNew York Times/i and iUSA Today/i bestselling novelist Jo Beverley, whose heroine reads iThe Demon of Sicily/i in her novel iAn Arranged Marriage/i (1999).