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A priestly envoy disappears, a skittish novice arrives and Cadfael works out what it all means.
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- Author
- Edith Pargeter
- First published
- 1985
- Pages
- 276
- Publisher
- Warner Futura, Ulverscroft, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
- Editions
- 30
- Language
- English, German, cze, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9780754021698
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“IN THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER OF THAT YEAR OF Our Lord,1140, two lords of Shropshire manors, one north of the town of Shrewsbury, the other south, sent envoys to the abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul on the same day, desiring the entry of younger sons of their houses to the Order.”
Edith Mary Pargeter OBE BEM (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her pen name Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics. She is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern, and especially for her medieval detective series The Cadfael Chronicles.
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