Waverley Synopses
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ISBN13: 9780217652711
Paperback|9780217652711
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE MONASTERY Eleventh novel; published in 1820. Scene: England ? Melrose on the Tweed. Time: 1559. CAST OF CHARACTERS Julian Avenel, border outlaw leader. Lady Alice Avenel, his sister. Mary Avenel, her daughter. Bennet, lay brother in St. Mary's Monastery. Stawarth Bolton, English captain. Boniface, abbot of St. Mary's Monastery. Sergeant Brittson, border soldier. Catherine, mistress of Avenel. Christie, follower of Avenel. Dan, countryman. Eustace, sub-prior of St. Mary's Monastery. Sie John Foster, English captain. Elspeth Glendinning, widow of Glendearg. Edward Glendinning, her son. Halrert Glendinning, her son. Hor Happer, miller. Mysie Happer, his daughter. Sir George Heron, border soldier. Hilarius, inmate of St. Mary's Monastery. Hutcheon, follower of Avenel. Jasper, ploughman. Jenkin, follouer of Avenel. Louis, follower of Avenel. Earl Of Morton, colleague of Murray. Earl Of Murray, leader of Scotch Protestants. Nicholas, monk of St. Mary's Monastery. Peter, bridge-keeper. Philip, sacristan of St. Mary's Monastery. Rowley, follower of Avenel. Sir Piebcie Shafton, political refugee from Eng lish court. Martin Tacket, shepherd. Tibbie Tacket, his wife. Henry Warden, Protestant preacher. The White Lady ? guardian spirit of Avenel; bailie, kitchener, landlord, peddler, widow, page, monks, country people, English and Scotch soldiers. ARGUMENT In'' The Monastery'' we find ourselves in Protestant England. So widespread has been the Reformation, that the monks are not only alarmed about their prestige, but their property as well. The country has been in a general state of unrest from the beginning of Queen Mary's reign until the year 1550; when peace is restor...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217652711 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217652719 |
| Weight | 0.43 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.29 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 124 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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