The field had been formerly used by a real potter just to clear up any misconceptions about the title. Ellis peters was the pen name of english novelist edith pargeter 191995. Search the australian booksellers association website to find a bookseller near you. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. With derek jacobi, terrence hardiman, michael culver, julian firth. During her literary career, she wrote mysteries, historical fiction, nonfiction and translated czech classics. A year after brother ruald answers his vocation and becomes a monk at. The potters field chronicles of brother cadfael book 17 ebook. I am sadly disappointed that the final few cadfael books offered by audible are heavily boiled down by editing to the point that little remains of the magic of ellis peters descriptive prose. The potters field chronicles of brother cadfael book 17.
The potters field ebook by ellis peters 9781497671539. The potters field the chronicles of brother cadfael book. It is the 17th volume of the cadfael chronicles and was first published in 1989. Read online the potters field pdf by ellis peters for. The seventeenth chronicle of brother cadfael cadfael chronicles new ed by peters, ellis isbn. The chronicles of brother cadfael book 17 thanks for sharing. Author ellis peterss complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases. The characters appeared in more books including death and the. Wise, wily brother cadfael, herbalist and supersleuth of the 12thcentury benedictine abbey at shrewsbury, is once again faced with an unsettling puzzle. It was adapted for television in 1998 by carlton media and central for itv. An unusual air of melancholy pervades this novel as war, illness and human frailties take their tolls on the weary citizens of shrewsbury.
Cadfael is a benedictine monk who works a vegetable. It is the 17th volume of the cadfael chronicles and was first. The medieval monk digs for clues when a body is unearthed by a plow. A potters field is a graveyard where unknown or indigent people are buried potters field or the potters field may refer to. The potters field by edith pargeter pen name ellis peters is the seventeenth installment in the brother cadfael series of mysteries. Buy the potters field by ellis peters from waterstones today. As ellis peters she was the bestselling author of twenty brother cadfael chronicles and the illustrated short story collection a rare.
The potters field by ellis peters overdrive rakuten. The seventeenth chronicle of brother cadfael the cadfael chronicles paperback aug 3 1998. The potters field the chronicles of brother cadfael series. Ellis peters was a pseudonym of edith pargeter, obe. In 1951, she published her first detective book, fallen into the pit, which featured george felse a policeman and his family. The field had been formerly used by a real potter just to clear up any.
The potters field the chronicles of brother cadfael book 17 kindle edition by ellis peters author format. The potters field the chronicles of brother cadfael book 17 ebook. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The potters field is a medieval mystery novel by ellis peters set in august to december 1143.
Buy the potters field by ellis peters online at alibris. Written by ellis peters, narrated by sir derek jacobi. Brother cadfael, deeply troubled, feels that sulien knows much more than he is saying. The potters field the chronicles of brother cadfael book 17. Women tend to be nearly invisible in medieval stories. Audible listeners deserve unabridged books i am sadly disappointed that the final few cadfael books offered by audible are heavily boiled down by editing to the point that little. Peters has given us a pleasant tale set in a somewhat idealized rendering of twelfth century england. The potters field the free library of philadelphia. The potters field a mystery that takes place in a field that was given to the monastery. Seventy years have passed since the conquest of england by william of normandy. Ellis peters in october of 1142, a local landlord gives the potters field to the local clergy. The monks begin to plow it, and the blades turn up the long tresses of a young woman, dead over a. The potters field book by ellis peters thriftbooks.
One thing to notethis book was written in 1977, so there are anachronisms, but they didnt especially. An unusual air of melancholy pervades this novel as war, illness and. During the ploughing of abbey land, the hastily buried remains of a womans body are unearthed. The potters field, the seventeenth chronicle of brother cadfael, is one of the better mysteries in the series. The year is 1143, and once again brother cadfael is forced to abandon the tranquility of his herb garden and use his. Written by ellis peters, audiobook narrated by sir derek jacobi. A rare benedictine 88 consists of 3 cadfael storieschristmas. Potters field chronicles of brother cadfael, book 17. Buy a cheap copy of the potters field book by ellis peters. The links will take you to the web sites home page. The potters field by ellis peters, 9780751527339, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ellis peters books list of books by author ellis peters.
Cadfael is a benedictine monk who works a vegetable garden and herbarium in an abbey in medieval shrewsbury, england. The potters field cadfael, book 17 by ellis peters book cover, description, publication history. His detecting talents are as dazzling as ever publishers weekly. The potters field cadfael, book 17 by ellis peters fantastic fiction.
The seventeenth chronicle of brother cadfael of the benedict ellis peters on. Peters wasnt so bad about this, but even she drops into it occasionally. The potters field 1990, set in august 1143 the summer of the danes 1991, set in april 1144 the holy thief 1992, set in august 1144 brother cadfaels penance 1994, set in november. Potters field is the title of a 3 issue limited comic book series plus a one shot written by mark waid and published by boom. The potters field is the name of the seventeenth chronicle in the series of brother cadfael detective books by ellis peters, later turned into a television episode. Id confused ellis peters with peter tremayne whose real name was peter berresford ellis, so its not that. The potters field the summer of the danes by ellis peters. Ellis peters is a pseudonym of edith mary pargeter 191995, a british author whose chronicles.