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The New International Encyclopædia/Abbot, The

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ABBOT, The. The title of one of Sir Walter Scott’s novels, published in 1820. Its incidents form a sequel to The Monastery, and are based upon the history of Mary, Queen of Scots, in the years 1567 and 1568, ending with the battle of Langside and her escape to England.