The Abbess of Crewe (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Muriel Sarah Camberg
- First Published: 1974
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: The early 1970’s
- Setting: Crewe, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Political fiction, Roman à clef
- Subjects: 1970’s, Power, personal or social, England or English people, Blackmail, Rulers, Ethics, Catholics or Catholic Church, Monasteries, monks, or monasticism, Convents or nunneries, Nuns, Jesuits
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Alexandra, the recently elected Abbess of Crewe, a Roman Catholic Benedictine abbey in the English Midlands. Tall and slender, with white skin and light eyes, the forty-two-year-old abbess bears herself with a clear consciousness of her aristocratic lineage. In her quest for power, she will stop at nothing. To win the election, she bugged the abbey and the grounds, entered into a secret pact with the Jesuits to commit a burglary, and even accused her rival of being a bourgeoise instead of a lady. When she is exposed, Alexandra casts the blame on her loyal...
[The entire page is 718 words long]
Navigate
- The Abbess of Crewe (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
- The Abbess of Crewe (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
See Also:
- Add The Abbess of Crewe to your favorites