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    Brother Hermitage, the Shorts
    Brother Hermitage, the Shorts
    Brother Hermitage, the Shorts
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    Brother Hermitage, the Shorts

    By Howard of Warwick

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    In the world of the medieval investigative monk there are examples of brilliance, of forward thinking and of insight.

    Then there is Brother Hermitage.

    From the manuscripts currently available it seems he was the precursor of the popular medieval detective about whom so much is written.

    He though was neither popular nor much of an detective. He was very medieval.

    These short expositions on some of his experiences only go to show why other names have made it to modern times.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHoward of Warwick
    Release dateAug 13, 2011
    ISBN9781370649549
    Brother Hermitage, the Shorts
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    Howard of Warwick

    Howard of Warwick is but a humble chronicler with the blind luck to stumble upon the Hermitage manuscripts; tales of Brother Hermitage, a truly medieval detective, whose exploits largely illustrate what can be achieved by mistake.Now an international best-seller with nearly a quarter of a million sales and a host of Number 1s, it only goes to show.Howard's work has been heard, seen and read, most of it accompanied by laughter and some of it by money. His peers have even seen fit to recognise his unworthy efforts with a prize for making up stories.The Chronicles of Brother Hermitage begin with The Heretics of De'Ath, closely followed by The Garderobe of Death and The Tapestry of Death.Howard then paused to consider the Battle of Hastings as it might have happened - but almost certainly didn't - and produced The Domesday Book (No, Not That One). More reinterpretations hit the world with The Magna Carta (Or Is It?)Brother Hermitage still randomly drifted through a second set of mysteries with Hermitage, Wat and Some Murder or Other: Hermitage, Wat and some Druids and Hermitage, Wat and Some Nuns.Just when you think this can't possibly go on: The Case of the Clerical Cadaver turned up followed by The Case of the Curious Corpse and now The Case of The Cantankerous Carcass.Now there are thirty of the things in various cubby holes all over the world.All the titles are also available as major books, with paper and everything. Try your local bookstore or www.thefunnybookcompany.com

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