The Monks of Thelema
Title page for The Monks of Thelema (1878) | |
| Author | Walter Besant, James Rice |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
Publication date | 1878 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
The Monks of Thelema is a novel by Walter Besant and James Rice. It was published in 1878 by Chatto & Windus, London.[1]
This novel includes descriptions of a sort of "church of Thelema", similar to the Abbey of Thélème, described in Rabelais's Gargantua. Aleister Crowley later founded a religion named Thelema.
References
- ^ Archive.org University of Illinois. Accessed 5 January 2014