Marquis de Sade surrounding Matthew Lewis' "The Monk", Minerva Press released "The New Monk" as a supposed indictment of a wholly immoral book. It features the sadistic Mrs. Rod, whose boarding school for young women becomes a torture chamber equipped with its own "flogging-room". Ironically, "The New Monk" wound up increasing the level of cruelty, but as a parody of the genre, it illuminates the link between sadism and the Gothic novel. Marquis de Sade Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (; 2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814), was a French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher, and writer, famous for his libertine sexuality.
Alexandre Alphonse Alexandre Alphonse Alexandre Alphonse (born June 17, 1982) is a French born Guadeloupean international footballer who currently plays as forward for Servette FC. He was part of the 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2008–09 Swiss Championship winning team FC Zürich. He began his professional career in his home country of France in 2002 and the following season he moved to Switzerland, first to play for Etoile Carouge in 2003–04 then between 2004 and 2006 he played for La Chaux-de-Fonds. On 1 October 2005 he signed for FC Zürich. Alphonse joined Ligue 1 side Stade Brestois 29 on a two-and-half years deal in