A Rare Benedictine (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #0)

by Ellis Peters

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'Brother Cadfael sprang to life suddenly and unexpectedly when he was already approaching sixty, mature, experienced, fully armed and seventeen years tonsures.' So wrote Ellis Peters in her introduction to A RARE BENEDICTINE - three vintage tales of intrigue and treachery, featuring the monastic sleuth who has become a cult figure of crime fiction. The story of Cadfael's entry into the monastery at Shrewsbury has been known hitherto only to a few readers; now his myriad fans can discover the chain of events that let him into the Benedictine Order. Lavishly adorned with Clifford Harper's beautiful illustrations, these three...Read more
  • ISBN10 0892963972
  • ISBN13 9780892963973
  • Publish Date 1 November 1989 (first published 22 September 1988)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Little, Brown & Company
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 118
  • Language English