- Brother Cadfael (Fictitious character), Fiction, Herbalists, History
The year is 1138. King Stephen and his cousin the Empress Maud are caught in a bitter struggle for the British crown. When Stephen finally captures the castle of Shrewsbury, one of Maud's few remaining hold-outs, his victory is a bloody one.
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- earnestironic
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- Author
- Edith Pargeter
- First published
- 1979
- Pages
- 207
- Publisher
- Recorded Books LLC, Time Warner Paperbacks, MysteriousPress.com
- Editions
- 41
- Language
- Polish, Spanish, English, Swedish
- ISBN
- 9781504001946
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“On the nineteenth day of June, when the eminent visitor arrived, Brother Cadfael was in the abbot's garden, trimming off dead roses.”
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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