A Rare Benedictine
★ 3.8 avg
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About this book
These three short stories form a prequel to the Ellis Peters series featuring Brother Cadfael, a medieval monk detective. The first story describes the circumstances around Brother Cadfael’s decision to renounce his former life and become a monk. The second and third stories give Brother Cadfael the opportunity to solve mysteries that occur at Shrewsbury Abbey in the years just preceding the first full-length Brother Cadfael novel.
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 16 readers · 150 pages · ≈ 2 h 47 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read A Rare Benedictine?
About ≈ 2 h 47 m — 150 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is A Rare Benedictine?
150 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is A Rare Benedictine?
It sits on the History, Fiction shelves.
Is A Rare Benedictine in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote A Rare Benedictine?
Edith Pargeter.
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