The Ruins Of The Abbey Of Fitz Martin

by Anonymous

The old man started back with increased surprise, exclaiming, 'And pray what is thy business with Norman Clare?' 'The simple-hearted Owen entered into a full detail of his mission, adding, 'if such a person as Norman was alive, his master, Sir Thomas, Lord of Fitz-Martin's abbey and lands, demanded his assistance at the above named mansion.'

Genres: Gothic, Fiction

Paperback

First published May 31, 1942

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[Maggie Gould]

slightly boring, but the parallels between Anna and Rosalie were the most chilling of everything in this book. the misogyny was crazy in this, though

[Tom]

A corrupt Baron Fitz-Martin exploits the monks of St. Catherine's monastery by threatening to publicize the acts of one of its sisters, St. Anna, a nun from the monastery that broke her vow of chastity by being secretly pregnant when she took her monastic vows with them. Under pressure from the proposed publicized scandal that would bring ruin to their order, the monks hand over the monastery to the Baron, who converts it into a secular property that swiftly falls into ruins. Many years later, Thomas Fitz-Martin and his daughter Rosaline, the last distant descendants of this Baron, move into these ruins and discover that the cruel and greedy Baron himself seduced Sister St. Anna under the name of Vortimer, leading her to her ruin and eventual death. The ruins are rumored to be haunted with the ghost of Sister St. Anna who haunted the Baron until his own death.

[Finn]

Fun little tropey homework read with a lot of interesting commentary on religion and women within the Gothic genre in particular. Heavy with classic symbolism and descriptions to the point that in modern day it feels satirical. Overall entertaining.

[Lydia]

So the baron seduced her AND got her killed. Firm hater of this man. Gothic novel at its finest. Got really confused at a few parts and had to reread them to understand what the hell was going on but it was really fun!

[Dan Dyson]

surprisingly interesting despite the rambling, archaic writing style.

[Arlene]

Alas, the Stranger is no stranger after all.