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The Monastery
About this book
Sir Walter Scott's "The Monastery: a Romance" is a historical novel first published in 1820. Set during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots, it is one of Scott's "Tales from Benedictine Sources" and follows the lives of the Glendinning boys. Highly recommended for those who have read and enjoyed other books in the famous Waverley Novels series. Contents include: "Introduction-(1830.)", "Introductory Epistle", "Answer by 'The Author of Waverley", "The Monastery", "Chapters the First", "Chapter the Second", "Chapter the Third", etc. Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) was a seminal Scottish playwright, poet, and historical novelist whose novels were and remain to be widely read and enjoyed the world over. Other notables works by this author include:Ivanhoe, "Rob Roy", "Old Mortality", "The Lady of the Lake", "Waverley", "The Heart of Midlothian", and "The Bride of Lammermoor". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
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Table of contents
- THE MONASTERY
- Sir Walter Scott
- INTRODUCTION—(1830.)
- INTRODUCTORY EPISTLE
- ANSWER BY “THE AUTHOR OF WAVERLEY,”
- Chapter the First.
- Chapter the Second.
- Chapter the Third.
- Chapter the Fourth.
- Chapter the Fifth.
- Chapter the Sixth.
- Chapter the Seventh.
- Chapter the Eighth.
- Chapter the Ninth.
- Chapter the Tenth.
- Chapter the Eleventh.
- Chapter the Twelfth.
- Chapter the Thirteenth.
- Chapter the Fourteenth.
- Chapter the Fifteenth.
- Chapter the Sixteenth.
- Chapter the Seventeenth.
- Chapter the Eighteenth.
- Chapter the Nineteenth.
- Chapter the Twentieth.
- Chapter the Twenty-First.
- Chapter the Twenty-Second.
- Chapter the Twenty-Third.
- Chapter the Twenty-Fourth.
- Chapter the Twenty-Fifth.
- Chapter the Twenty-Sixth.
- Chapter the Twenty-Seventh.
- Chapter the Twenty-Eighth.
- Chapter the Twenty-Ninth.
- Chapter the Thirtieth.
- Chapter the Thirty-First.
- Chapter the Thirty-Second.
- Chapter the Thirty-Third.
- Chapter the Thirty-Fourth.
- Chapter the Thirty-Fifth.
- Chapter the Thirty-Sixth.
- Chapter the Thirty-Seventh.
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