The Monastery by Sir Walter Scott, Fiction, Historical, Literary

Set in a quiet and forbidding land, the story explores the eerie atmosphere surrounding a secluded monastery. This locale is steeped in superstition, inhabited by fantastical beings such as the Brown Man of the Moors, a descendant of northern dwarfs, and the whimsical yet often malevolent Scottish fairies. The narrative unfolds during the autumnal equinox, a time when fogs obscure vision and the supernatural seems to thrive, adding a layer of mystery and intrigue to the glen's wild recesses.