Manfroné, or, The one-handed monk

This early 19th-century novel "opens with an unforgettable Gothic scene: a lascivious monk enters the lovely Rosalina's bedroom at midnight through a secret panel, planning to rape her-- but suffers the gruesome loss of his hand when he is caught in the act. But the one-handed monk is not the only danger facing Rosalina. Her father, the haughty Duca di Rodolpho, is determined to marry her to the cruel Prince di Manfroné and has imprisoned her tr...