The Abbess of Crewe
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Published
New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1995.
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Bellevue - Adult Fiction | Fiction Spark | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1995.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
106 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A New Directions Bibelot."
General Note
"The Abbess of Crewe was originally published in the U.S.A. by The Viking Press, 1974"--Title page verso.
Description
An election is held at the abbey of Crewe and the new lady abbess takes up her high office with implacable serenity. "The short dirk in the hands of Muriel Spark has always been a deadly weapon," said The New York Times, and "never more so than in The Abbess of Crewe." An elegant little fable about intrigue, corruption, and electronic surveillance, The Abbess of Crewe is set in an English Benedictine convent. Steely and silky Abbess Alexandra (whose aristocratic tastes run to pâté, fine wine, English poetry, and carpets of "amorous green") has bugged the convent, and rigged her election. But the cat gets out of the bag, and--plunged into scandal--the serene Abbess faces a Vatican inquiry.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Spark, M. (1995). The Abbess of Crewe . New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Spark, Muriel. 1995. The Abbess of Crewe. New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Spark, Muriel. The Abbess of Crewe New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1995.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Spark, Muriel. The Abbess of Crewe New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1995.
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