Bibliograph

The monastery;, a romance

Type

Label

The monastery;, a romance

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The monastery;

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

a romance

Summary

Set on the eve of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland, The Monastery is full of supernatural events, theological conflict, and humor. 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

Target audience

adult

Classification