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.
Mickaël Alphonse Mickaël Alphonse Mickaël Alphonse (born 12 July 1989) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who currently plays for Dijon FCO in French first tier as a right fullback. Alphonse started his career with CS Louhans-Cuiseaux and made his senior debut on 7 September 2007 in the 2–2 draw with Pau FC, coming on as a second-half substitute for Hicham Elouaari. He went on to make 58 league appearances for the club, scoring eight times, before transferring to FC Rouen in the summer of 2010. The following year Alphonse switched clubs again, this time joining Championnat de France Amateur side AS Moulins.