The Cadfael Companion: The World of Brother Cadfael (original 1991; edition 1995)

by Robin Whiteman

Series: Brother Cadfael Mysteries (companion)

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A companion to the novels set in the 12th century featuring Brother Cadfael, the Welsh monk and herbalist of Shrewsbury Abbey, who uses his powers of deduction to solve murder mysteries. This is a guide to the characters, locations, plants, herbs and medieval terms that appear in the novels.

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Title:	The Cadfael Companion: The World of Brother Cadfael
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Info:	Little Brown and Company / Mysterious Press (1995), Hardcover, 416 pages
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The Cadfael Companion: The World of Brother Cadfael by Robin Whiteman (1991)

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Excellent lexicon for the fictional and real aspects of 12th century England and Wales that are found in this excellent series by Ellis Peters. (

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Robin Whiteman	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Peters, Ellis	Introduction	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Agatha Award (Nominee – Non-Fiction – 1995)

Edgar Award (Nominee – Critical/Biographical Work – 1996)

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A companion to the novels set in the 12th century featuring Brother Cadfael, the Welsh monk and herbalist of Shrewsbury Abbey, who uses his powers of deduction to solve murder mysteries. This is a guide to the characters, locations, plants, herbs and medieval terms that appear in the novels.

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In one glorious, richly illustrated volume, the Medieval world of Brother Cadfael - the 12th century Welsh monk and herbalist- comes to life in an encyclopedic guide to the history (including maps), plants, herb and characters as found in the bestselling mysteries of Ellis Peters....
Indexing the mysteries produced a list of over one thousand characters and locations, factual and fictional - some appearing in only one story, others recurring again and again.

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