Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 529 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence The Abbot Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Abbot Text file produced by Alan Millar, David Moynihan, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Illustrated HTML file produced by David Widger "The Abbot" by Sir Walter Scott is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. It serves as a sequel to "The Monastery" and delves into the tumultuous period of Scotland's history, particularly focusing on the political turmoil surrounding figures such as Queen Mary. The story revolves around characters like Sir Halbert Glendinning and the Lady of Avenel, exploring themes of love, loyalty, and the impact of social status amid the chaos of civil strife. The opening of "The Abbot" sets the scene several years after the events of its predecessor, establishing a dark and isolated atmosphere at Avenel Castle, where the Lady of Avenel pines for her husband, Sir Halbert Glendinning, who is often away on dangerous missions. As she grapples with her sorrow and the societal pressures of being childless, her fortunes change when she rescues a young boy, Roland Graeme, from drowning in the lake. This incident not only gives her a purpose but also introduces new dynamics to the household, particularly strained relationships with her husband and the chaplain, Henry Warden, as she nurtures the boy's development and contemplates his mysterious heritage. The stage is set for Roland's rise in a world that requires both love and conflict to navigate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Historical fiction Biographical fiction Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587 -- Fiction Scotland -- History -- Mary Stuart, 1542-1567 -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1246776 2025-06-03T08:11:16.216382 text/html 1297554 2021-02-26T01:14:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 5169883 2021-02-26T01:15:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1701290 2025-06-03T08:11:30.071267 application/epub+zip 1721552 2025-06-03T08:11:19.084325 application/epub+zip 533555 2025-06-03T08:11:17.373363 application/epub+zip 2036505 2025-06-03T08:11:38.980231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1977420 2025-06-03T08:11:28.732277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 766916 2022-09-03T11:43:01.225575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1096512 2025-06-03T08:11:14.128361 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1096341 2018-04-19T14:20:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 421584 2018-04-19T14:20:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1080959 2013-06-16T06:49:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 419836 2013-06-16T06:49:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1080950 2013-06-16T06:49:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 419779 2013-06-16T06:49:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24039 2025-06-03T08:11:39.134221 application/rdf+xml 8722 2025-06-03T08:11:17.947337 image/jpeg 2659 2025-06-03T08:11:17.658349 image/jpeg 4376269 2025-06-03T08:11:16.428364 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