Keeper of the Bishop by A.E.W. Mason
"The Keeper of the King's Peace" is a novel set in England during the Middle Ages. The story follows Sir John Crosby, a nobleman who has been appointed as the Keeper of the King's Peace in a small county town. As the Keeper, Crosby is responsible for maintaining law and order in his district, but he soon finds himself facing challenges from both within and outside of his community. Crosby must deal with threats to his authority from local thieves and bandits, as well as from more powerful forces within the kingdom. Meanwhile, he must also navigate complex political intrigues and personal conflicts within his own family. Throughout the novel, Crosby is forced to confront his own weaknesses and limitations, while also striving to do what is right and just in a world filled with danger and uncertainty.
By A.E.W. Mason · First published 1922 · Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction · 2,549 words
First lines
For a fortnight out of every six weeks the little white faced man walked the garrison on St. Mary's Island in a broadcloth frock-coat, a low waistcoat and a black riband of a tie fastened in a bow; and it gave him great pleasure to be mistaken for a commercial traveller. But during the other four weeks he was head-keeper of the lighthouse on the Bishop's Rock, with thirty years of exemplary service to his credit. By what circumstances he had been brought to enlist under the Trinity flag I never knew. But now, at the age of forty-eight he was entirely occupied with a great horror of the sea and its hunger for the bodies of men; the frock-coat which he wore during his spells on shore was a protest against the sea; and he hated not only the sea but all things that were in the sea, especially rock lighthouses, and of all rock lighthouses especially the Bishop.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: A.E.W. Mason
- Date: 1922 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Crime
- Length: 2,549 words
- Structure: 1 section, 41 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Mystery — The book revolves around solving a crime and contains elements of suspense integral to mystery genre.
- Thriller — The plot contains numerous tense and exciting situations, characteristic of the thriller genre.
- Historical Fiction — The narrative revolves around events that took place in the past, making it fall under historical fiction.
- Adventure — The narrative involves the character embarking on various adventures which are intrinsic to the adventure genre.
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19th century · bishop · dark · feet · fiction · four · garrison · garstin · go · great britain · half · hand