Publisher's Synopsis
The Monastery is a novel by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1820 as part of his series The Works of Sir Walter Scott. The novel is set in 16th-century Scotland and follows the story of a young woman named Mary, who seeks refuge in a monastery after her father's death. The monastery is a place of peace and tranquility, but it is also a place of danger, as Mary soon discovers. She becomes embroiled in a plot to overthrow the abbot of the monastery, and she must use all her wits and courage to survive. Along the way, she meets a cast of colorful characters, including a mysterious knight, a cunning lawyer, and a beautiful young woman who may hold the key to the monastery's secrets. The Monastery is a thrilling tale of adventure, romance, and intrigue, and it showcases Sir Walter Scott's mastery of historical fiction.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.