The Abbess of Crewe

Written by Muriel Spark

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An elegant fable about intrigue, corruption, and electronic surveillance, 'The Abbess of Crewe' (1974) is set in an English Benedictine convent. Steely and silky Abbess Alexandra has bugged the convent, and rigged her election.

But the cat gets out of the bag, and--plunged into scandal--the serene Abbess faces a Vatican inquiry.

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Goldsboro Books

Hardback · Macmillan · First edition · First printing

First Edition, First Printing

ISBN 9780811212960

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£50.00

UnsignedUK first editionFirst printingLimited edition

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First seen· Out of stock · £50.0016 Apr 2026

Last confirmed 15 Jul 2026

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