Brother Cadfael book 5 · 1981
The Leper of Saint Giles
A wealthy, ageing baron is to marry a young heiress at the abbey, and when he is found dead, suspicion falls on a young man who loves her, while a leper at the hospital of Saint Giles watches.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Series
- Brother Cadfael, book 5 of 20
- Published
- 1981
- Setting
- Set in Shrewsbury
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- High
The Leper of Saint Giles on screen
- Cadfael (1994–1998, series, ITV). Derek Jacobi plays the twelfth-century monk and herbalist who solves murders around Shrewsbury Abbey during England’s civil war.
Who is in The Leper of Saint Giles
7 recurring or key characters from Ellis Peters’s chart.
Lead 1
- Brother CadfaelBenedictine monk and herbalist, a former crusader
Major 2
- Hugh BeringarDeputy sheriff, later sheriff of Shropshire
- Brother MarkCadfael’s young assistant
Minor and cameo 4
- Abbot RadulfusAbbot of Shrewsbury
- Prior RobertAmbitious prior of the abbey
- Brother JeromePrior Robert’s sanctimonious clerk
- Aline SiwardYoung noblewoman who marries Hugh
Also featuring these characters
Other Ellis Peters books that share the most characters with The Leper of Saint Giles.
- Monk’s Hood1980 · Brother Cadfael · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Potter’s Field1989 · Brother Cadfael · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Sanctuary Sparrow1983 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Devil’s Novice1983 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon