The Adventures of Brother Cadfael

Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #3, 4, 16-18, 20

by Ellis Peters, Derek Jacobi (Reader)

A collection of Chronicles including The Summer of the Danes, Brother Cadfael's Penance, The Heretic's Apprentice, Monk's Hood, The Potter's Field, Saint Peter's Fair

Genres: Mystery, Audiobook, Historical Fiction, Crime, Fiction

18 pages, Audio Cassette

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

A pseudonym used by Edith Pargeter.

Edith Mary Pargeter, OBE, BEM was a prolific author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern. Born in the village of Horsehay (Shropshire, England), she had Welsh ancestry, and many of her short stories and books (both fictional and non-fictional) were set in Wales and its borderlands.

During World War II, she worked in an administrative role in the Women's Royal Naval Service, and received the British Empire Medal - BEM.

Pargeter wrote under a number of pseudonyms; it was under the name Ellis Peters that she wrote the highly popular series of Brother Cadfael medieval mysteries, many of which were made into films for television.

Reviews

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ageless favourites beautifully read by the Man himself…. Sir Derek Jacobi .
Bliss!!

[Sherri · Rating 4 out of 5]

These mysteries are very pleasantly read by Derek Jacobi. While not continuous installments of Peters' series, each presented in this collection stands alone as an enjoyable tale.

[Reina Williams]

Great narration. Only listened to 2.5 books, though. The later books don't hold my interest as well and I had to return it to the library. May come back to it another time.

[Janey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for sleep time listening.