The Monastery The Works of Sir Walter Scott

The Monastery is a historical novel written by Sir Walter Scott, a renowned Scottish author. The book is part of a series of novels known as The Works of Sir Walter Scott. The Monastery is set in the 16th century in Scotland and tells the story of a young woman named Mary who is forced to flee her home after her father is killed. She seeks refuge in a nearby monastery, where she becomes embroiled in a web of political intrigue and romance. The novel explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the struggle between religious and secular power. The Monastery is considered a classic of Scottish literature and is admired for its vivid descriptions of Scottish landscapes and its detailed portrayal of historical events.1906. Sir Walter Scott was a master of diverse talents. He was a man of letters, a dedicated historian and historiographer, a well-read translator of foreign texts, and a talented poet. Deriving most of his material from his native Scotland, its history and its legends, Scott invented and mastered what we know today as the historical novel. The central theme of this story is the contention between the Catholic and Reformist faiths. It is set in a distant Catholic monastery at the end of a haunted canyon. The central figure of the book is the fiercely Catholic Sub-Prior Eustace of the monastery. His old school friend, a devout Reformist minister appears later in the book to dispute the falsity of the Catholic faith. See the many other works by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.