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The Monastery
by
Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) was a popular Scottish historical novelist and poet. Scott was the first English language author to have international popularity during his lifetime. His novels remain popular today. His most famous works include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady of The Lake, Waverely, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor. The Monastery is set in the...more
Paperback, 372 pages
Published
August 28th 2008
by Book Jungle
(first published 1820)
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This book is a typical Walter Scott novel, focusing on a Scottish monastery at the time of the Reformation. It is written in Scott's trademark swashbuckling style, but is not up to the level of many of his other novels. I think the fact that he doesn't use stock characters or base the story (at least in part) on folktales hurts the overall book.
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Sir Walter Scott was born on August 15, 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Scott created and popularized historical novels in a series called the Waverley Novels. In his novels Scott arranged the plots and characters so the reader enters into the lives of both great ...more
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Sir Walter Scott was born on August 15, 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Scott created and popularized historical novels in a series called the Waverley Novels. In his novels Scott arranged the plots and characters so the reader enters into the lives of both great ...more
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