title: The New West of Edward Abbey, Second Edition
author:  Ann Ronald 
description: <DIV>&ldquo;<I>The New West of Edward Abbey</I>&#160;is valuable precisely because it attempts an evaluation of Abbey&rsquo;s entire career, rather than merely offering explications of his various works. . . . It is deferential without being worshipful, thorough without pedantry, unified without being reductive. It represents the best kind of literary criticism, expanding the reader&rsquo;s enjoyment and understanding without posturing or cleverness.&rdquo; &mdash;James K. Folsom,&#160;<I>Nevada Historical Society Quarterly</I></DIV><br /><br /><DIV>&ldquo;Ronald&rsquo;s book is a trustworthy and at times eloquent guide for one wishing not only to explore Abbey&rsquo;s inner landscape but to see, through his eyes, the outer.&rdquo; &mdash;Harold P. Simonson,&#160;<I>Pacific Northwest Quarterly</I>, July 1983<BR /> &#160;</DIV><br /><br /><DIV>&ldquo;What is perhaps most important in this work is that Ann Ronald is so honest. There is much she admires about Abbey&rsquo;s works, but she is not willing to suspend her critical judgment for the sake of aggrandizing her subject author. This is balanced, perceptive criticism at its best.&rdquo; &mdash;Delbert Wylder,<I>Modern Fiction Studies</I></DIV><br /><br /><DIV>&ldquo;With the possible exception of Edward Abbey himself, it seems safe to assume that no one knows more about the writing of Edward Abbey than an unassuming professor of English named Ann Ronald.&rdquo; &mdash;James R. Hepworth,&#160;<I>Western American Literature</I></DIV>
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  MIDNIGHT IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY
  
  Sean Dennis Cashman
  
  AUSTIN MACAULEY PUBLISHERS
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Midnight in Westminster Abbey
  
    1. [About The Author](index_split_002.html#filepos4326)
    2. [Dedication](index_split_003.html#filepos5907)
    3. [Copyright Information ©](index_split_004.html#filepos6083)
    4. [FOREWORD](index_split_005.html#filepos7727)
    5. [1 AMERICANS EXPECT](index_split_006.html#filepos17780)
      1. [THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS](index_split_006.html#filepos17874)
        1. [COCKAIGNE—IN LONDON TOWN](index_split_006.html#filepos33831)
    6. [2 THE KINGS’ RIDE](index_split_007.html#filepos47501)
      1. [CURTAIN UP](index_split_007.html#filepos47596)
        1. [THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR](index_split_007.html#filepos57676)
        2. [SPITTING FEATHERS](index_split_007.html#filepos73785)
        3. [BY OUR LADY](index_split_007.html#filepos96775)
        4. [EARL KING](index_split_007.html#filepos103168)
        5. [TURNS OF THE SCREW](index_split_007.html#filepos128504)
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