A rare benedictine
Tł. pol.: "Niezwykły benedyktyn".
"Światłość na drodze do Woodstock "
"Cena światła "
"Naoczny świadek "
Autor: Peters, Ellis
Finally, Brother Cadfael`s many fans can discover the chain of events that led him into the Benedictine Order! Lavishly illustrated, these three tales show Cadfael at the height of his sleuthing form. "Three classic stories featuring Brother Cadfael . . . whose powers of deduction are practically miraculous".--Booklist.
| Odpowiedzialność: | Ellis Peters. | ||||||||||
| Seria: | Cadfael chronicles / Ellis Peters: | ||||||||||
| Hasła: | Opowiadanie angielskie - 20 w. | ||||||||||
| Zawiera: | Zobacz zawartość A Light on the Road to Woodstock; The Price of Light; Eye Witness. | ||||||||||
| Adres wydawniczy: | London : Headline Book Publishing, 1990. | ||||||||||
| Opis fizyczny: | 150, [4] s.: 18 cm. | Uwagi: | Stanowi prequel właściwego cyklu o przygodach brata Cadfaela. Tekst w jęz. ang. | Powiązane zestawienia: | Książki w języku angielskim | Powieść i opowiadanie kryminalne Skocz do: | Inne pozycje tego autora w zbiorach biblioteki | Dodaj recenzje, komentarz | Inne pozycje z serii | |
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Peters, Ellis
Edith Mary Pargeter 28 września 1913 w Horsehay, zm. 14 października 1995 w Telford, brytyjska pisarka, tłumaczka. Znana głównie jako autorka cyklu powieści o bracie Cadfaelu, publikowanych pod pseudonimem Ellis Peters. Pargeter urodziła się w rodzinie o walijskich korzeniach. W czasie II wojny światowej służyła w Womens Royal Naval Service. Jest autorką kilkudziesięciu książek sygnowanych własnym nazwiskiem lub wydanych pod różnymi pseudonimami, na język angielski tłumaczyła czeską klasykę. Największą popularność przyniósł jej cykl historyczno-kryminalnych powieści [>>]
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| Tom 1 A morbid taste for bonesIn the remote Welsh mountain village of Gwytherin lies the grave of Saint Winifred. Now, in 1137, the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the sacred remains for his Benedictine order. Native Welshman Brother Cadfael is sent on the expedition to translate and finds the rustic villagers of Gwytherin passionately divided by the [...] |
 | Tom 2 One corpse too manyAn ingenious killer disposes of a strangled corpse on a battlefield. Brother Cadfael discovers the body, and must then piece together disparate clues--including a girl in boy`s clothing, a missing treasure and a single flower--to expose a murderer`s black heart. |
| Tom 3 Monk`s-HoodWhen a visitor to the abbey dies, Brother Cadfael faces a personal drama. For not only was the man poisoned by monk`s hood oil, made in Cadfael`s own laboratory, the dead man`s widow is also the woman to whom Cadfael was betrothed before he took his vows. |
 | Tom 4 Saint Peter`s fairA pause in the civil war offers Shrewsbury`s townsfolk hope that the upcoming fair will be successful, but the discovery of the body of a wealthy merchant could destroy that hope. |
 | Tom 5 The leper of Saint GilesA savage murder interrupts an ill-fated marriage set to take place at Brother Cadfael`s abbey, leaving the monk with a terrible mystery to solve. The key to the killing is hidden among the inhabitants of the Saint Giles leper colony, and Brother Cadfael must ferret out a sickness not of the body, but of a twisted mind. |
 | Tom 6 The virgin in the iceIn the winter of 1139, raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester, among them an orphaned boy and his beautiful 18-year-old sister. Traveling with a young nun, they set out for Shrewsbury, but disappear somewhere in the wild countryside. Now, Brother Cadfael embarks on a dangerous quest to find them. Previously out of print. |
 | Tom 7 The sanctuary sparrowLiliwin, a wandering minstrel, is thrown out of Daniel Aurifaber`s wedding feast after a jug is broken during his juggling act. Soon after, the groom`s father is found senseless beside his empty money box. A lynch mob sets off after Liliwin, who claims sanctuary in the abbey. The next day, the Aurifaber`s neighbour is found dead, and the ageing [...] |
 | Tom 8 The devil`s noviceIn the autumn of 1140 the Benedictine monastery at Shrewsbury finds its new novice Meriet Aspley a bit disturbing. The younger son of a prominent family, Meriet is meek and biddable by day, but his sleep is rife with nightmares so violent that they earn him the name of "Devil`s Novice". Shunned by the other monks, Aspley attracts the concern of [...] |
| Tom 9 Dead man`s ransomThe year is 1141 and civil war continues to rage. When the sheriff of Shropshire is taken prisoner, arrangements are made to exchange him for Elis, a young Welshman. But when the sheriff is brought to the abbey, he is murdered. Suspicion falls on Elis, who has fallen in love with the sheriff`s daughter. With nothing but his Welsh honor to protect [...] |
 | Tom 10 The pilgrim of hateThe fourth anniversary of the transfer of Saint Winifred`s bones to the Abbey at Shrewsbury is a time of celebration for the 12th-century pilgrims gathering from far and wide. In distant Winchester, however, a knight has been murdered. Could it be because he was a supporter of the Empress Maud, one of numerous pretenders to the throne? It`s up to [...] |
| Tom 11 An excellent mysteryIn 1141, two monks have arrived in Shrewsbury from Winchester, where their abbey was destroyed. Now Brother Humilis, who is very ill, and Brother Fidelis, who is mute, must seek refuge at Shrewsbury. And from the moment he meets them, Brother Cadfael senses something deeper than their common vows binds these two brothers. And as Brother Humilis`s [...] |
 | Tom 12 The raven in the foregateIt is Christmas, A.D. 1141, Abbot Radulfus returns from London, bringing with him a priest for the vacant living of Holy Cross, also known as the Foregate. The new priest is a man of presence, learning, and discipline, but he lacks humility and the common touch. When he is found drowned in the millpond, suspicion is cast upon a young man who [...] |
 | Tom 13 The rose rentIn honor of her husband, young, beautiful, and wealthy widow Judith Perle donates a house to the Abbey at Shrewsbury--for the annual rent of one white rose. Judith has no shortage of suitors, and if she remarries, her dowry would be all the greater if the house were returned due to non-payment of rent. So when a priest charged with delivering the [...] |
 | Tom 14 The hermit of Eyton forestBrother Cadfael’s pastoral life is upended by the disappearance of a young boy and the arrival of a saintly hermitThe year is 1142, and England is in the grip of civil war. Within the cloisters of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, there begins a chain of events no less momentous than the upheavals of the outside world. |
 | Tom 15 The confession of brother HaluinBrother Cadfael is witness to a shocking near-death confession and accompanies a fellow Benedictine on a dangerous quest for redemption. |
 | Tom 16 The heretic`s apprenticeIn her sixteenth chronicle of the medieval monk-detective Brother Cadfael, Ellis Peters throws a variety of puzzles at her hero. In the summer of 1143, Brother Cadfael is torn from his herbarium to investigate the deaths of two visitors. |
 | Tom 17 The potter`s fieldIn October of 1142, a local landlord gives the Potter`s Field to the local clergy. The monks begin to plow it, and the blades turn up the long tresses of a young woman, dead over a year. Then the arrival of a novice who fled from an abbey ravaged by civil war in East Anglia complicates life even further for Brother Cadfael. |
 | Tom 18 The summer of the DanesTo tie in with the hardcover release of Peters` The Benediction of Brother Cadfael, here is the 18th entry in the eminently successful medieval detective series. In the summer of 1144, Brother Cadfael is sent to Wales on church business and is captured by Danes. And when a prisoner is murderer, the clever monk knows he`ll not see Shrewsbury again [...] |
 | Tom 19 The holy thiefThe 19th chronicle of Brother Cadfael. In the chill autumn of 1144, rising flood waters endanger the sacred remains of St. Winifred, the abbey`s most cherished possession. When the bones disappear and a corpse is found, Brother Cadfael needs his prayers answered to catch a killer. (goodreads) |
| Tom 20 Brother Cadfael`s penanceWhile Cadfael has bent Abbey rules, he has never broken his monastic vows--until now. Word has come to Shrewsbury of a treacherous act that has left 30 of Maud`s knights imprisoned. All have been ransomed except Cadfael`s secret son, Olivier. Conceived in Cadfael`s soldiering youth and unaware of his father`s identity, Olivier will die if he is not [...] |
| A rare benedictineFinally, Brother Cadfael`s many fans can discover the chain of events that led him into the Benedictine Order! Lavishly illustrated, these three tales show Cadfael at the height of his sleuthing form. "Three classic stories featuring Brother Cadfael . . . whose powers of deduction are practically miraculous".--Booklist. |