Project Gutenberg 2016-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 52 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.) en Glastonbury Abbey -- Fiction Whiting, Richard, -1539 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Fiction 439441 439028 2024-09-22T05:53:35.327182 2023-09-23T04:31:54.108231 text/html text/html 442785 2016-09-08T14:40:02 text/html 771266 2016-09-08T14:43:46 text/html application/zip 847634 2024-09-22T05:53:44.092105 application/epub+zip 852679 2024-09-22T05:53:37.104132 application/epub+zip 222624 2024-09-22T05:53:36.285168 application/epub+zip 987291 2024-09-22T05:53:49.141108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881717 2024-09-22T05:53:43.228112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317766 2022-09-24T04:31:46.831207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364217 364053 2024-09-22T05:53:33.782186 2023-09-23T04:31:52.364172 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 364097 2020-06-13T22:57:05 text/plain; charset=utf-8 143521 2020-06-13T22:57:05 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18408 2024-09-22T05:53:49.284068 application/rdf+xml 11783 2024-09-22T05:53:36.415128 image/jpeg 1999 2024-09-22T05:53:36.353125 image/jpeg 776277 2024-09-22T05:53:35.430143 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia