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Can I read A rare Benedictine : the advent of Brother Cadfael on EtoBox?
A rare Benedictine : the advent of Brother Cadfael by Edith Pargeter is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A rare Benedictine : the advent of Brother Cadfael about?
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.
Who reads A rare Benedictine : the advent of Brother Cadfael?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Edith Pargeter
- Publisher
- Hodder Headline Ireland
- Published
- 1988
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780747200765
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Mystery, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.08 / 5 (155 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- A Rare Benedictine: The Advent Of Brother Cadfael : Three Medieval Whodunnits Featuring Classic Crime’s Most Unique Detective (2014)
- A Rare Benedictine: The Advent Of Brother Cadfael (Brother Cadfael 21) (1989)
- A Rare Benedictine: The Advent Of Brother Cadfael : Three Medieval Whodunnits Featuring Classic Crime’s Most Unique Detective (1988)
- A Rare Benedictine: The Advent Of Brother Cadfael (Brother Cadfael 21) (2009)
- Cadfael 00 - A Rare Benedictine (1988)
- A Rare Benedictine: The Advent of Brother Cadfael (Brother Cadfael Mysteries) (1988)
- A Rare Benedictine (U) (Ulverscroft Large Print Series) (1990)
- A Rare Benedictine: The Advent of Brother Cadfael (The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Book 21) (2009)
- Brother Cadfael 00: A Rare Benedictine (1988)
- Un bénédictin pas ordinaire (Frère Cadfael nouvelle) (2001)
- A Rare Benedictine (Brother Cadfael Mystery Stories) (1991)
- A Rare Benedictine (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael) (1988)
- A rare Benedictine (2021)
- Cadfael 00 - A Rare Benedictine (2009)
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