The Monastery

Name: The Monastery
Author: Walter Scott
ISBN: 9781787244016

Author: Walter Scott
Series: World Classics
Language: English
Length: 482 pages
ISBN: 9781787244016
Published: 25 January 2018
Imprint: Sovereign

16th-Century Scotland
Reformation
Sir Piercie Shafton
Monastic
Secular
Political Turmoil
Romantic Entanglements
Glendearg Abbey
Intrigue
Humor

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Description

"The Monastery" by Walter Scott unfolds against the backdrop of 16th-century Scotland, during the Reformation. The narrative follows the escapades of Sir Piercie Shafton, a flamboyant English knight, and explores the interactions between the monastic and secular worlds. Amidst political turmoil, romantic entanglements, and the mystical allure of Glendearg Abbey, Scott crafts a captivating tale of intrigue and humor. Rich in historical detail and vivid characters, "The Monastery" is a compelling exploration of religious upheaval and societal change in the tumultuous era.

Author

Walter Scott (1771–1832) invented the historical novel as a popular art. Waverley, Ivanhoe, and Rob Roy taught Europe that the past could be walked through — tartan, crusade, and the clash of Highland and Hanoverian as living weather, not a school lesson. A poet and an Edinburgh lawyer before the novels made him famous, Scott wrote at a pace that built Abbotsford and a nation's tourist imagination.

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