Project Gutenberg 2016-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 262 Crake, A. D. (Augustine David) 1836 1890 Crake, Augustine David The Last Abbot of Glastonbury: A Tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries E-text prepared by MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Last Abbot of Glastonbury: A Tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries" by Rev. A. D. Crake is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around the historical figure Richard Whiting, the last Abbot of Glastonbury, and explores the tumultuous events surrounding the dissolution of the monasteries during the reign of Henry VIII. Through Whiting's trials and tribulations, the book delves into themes of faith, loyalty, and persecution faced by religious figures during a time of significant societal change. At the start of the story, we are introduced to a cold winter night in 1524, setting an ominous tone as a desperate woman escapes into the forest with her infant child. The woman ultimately succumbs to the harsh conditions, imploring a passing yeoman to save her child, Cuthbert. The narrative then shifts ahead to 1538, introducing Richard Whiting and the community at Glastonbury Abbey, showcasing their last moments of peace before impending doom. As the narrative unfolds, it becomes evident that the story will follow Cuthbert's journey intertwined with the fate of the Abbot as they both navigate the dangers of political intrigue and the harsh realities of the Reformation era, marked by the threat of persecution from the crown and the unraveling of monastic life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Glastonbury Abbey -- Fiction Whiting, Richard, -1539 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: British Literature 439586 2025-07-21T07:43:21.175248 text/html 421941 2024-10-23T01:05:52 text/html 846903 2025-07-21T07:43:28.791204 application/epub+zip 852141 2025-07-21T07:43:22.639253 application/epub+zip 222073 2025-07-21T07:43:21.852304 application/epub+zip 986481 2025-07-21T07:43:33.140203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881376 2025-07-21T07:43:28.025224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317766 2022-09-24T04:31:46.831207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364030 2025-07-21T07:43:20.021274 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 343927 2024-10-23T01:05:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17177 2025-07-21T07:43:33.272176 application/rdf+xml 11783 2025-07-21T07:43:21.965227 image/jpeg 1999 2025-07-21T07:43:21.910240 image/jpeg 776262 2025-07-21T07:43:21.271300 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia