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.
Joseph-Alphonse-Omer de Valbelle Rougiers, Venelles, Peyrolles-en-Provence, Mousteyret, Levens, Reveste, Cucuron, etc. He resided in a hôtel particulier on the Rue du Bac in Paris. He also resided at the family Hôtel de Valbelle in Aix-en-Provence. Additionally, he resided at the family castle, Château des Valbelles in Tourves. He had an affair with La Clairon (1723–1803) and bequeathed her 4,000 French livres after his death. He died of apoplexy on 18 November 1818 in Paris. He was buried in the Chartreuse de Montrieux, a monastery in Méounes-lès-Montrieux. Joseph-Alphonse-Omer de Valbelle Joseph-Alphonse-Omer de Valbelle (1729-1818) was a French aristocrat and military officer. Joseph-Alphonse-Omer de Valbelle