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Set on the eve of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland, The Monastery is full of supernatural events, theological conflict, and humour. Located in the lawless Scottish Borders, the novel depicts the monastery of Kennaquhair (a thinly disguised Melrose Abbey, whose ruins are still to be seen near Scott's own home at Abbotsford) on the verge of dissolution, and the fortunes of two brothers as they respond to a new social and religious order. Highlights of the narrative include a moving encounter between two representatives of opposing sides in the Reformation controversy who had been students together in less troubled times, and the final formal procession of the Kennaquhair monks as the Reformed forces arrive. A talking-point when the work was first published, the mysterious spectral White Lady, guardian of the magical Black Book, still intrigues readers. A strong comic element is provided by Sir Piercie Shafton with his absurd linguistic mannerisms fashionable at the English court. The narrative is preceded by one of Scott's most charming and playful introductory exchanges between the fictional local antiquary Cuthbert Clutterbuck and the Author of Waverley.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

• Full title: Monastery
• Author: Walter Scott
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 354
• EAN: 9780748605743
• ISBN: 0748605746
• ID: 04673312
• Publisher: EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
• Weight: 718 g
• Dimensions: 223 × 147 × 31 mm
• Date of publishing: 09. January 2001

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