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8a See revolutionary following Marx, in broadcast from this historian (7)
11a Expects something from first impressions, rejecting some books (7)
26a Honest Mary's great love, finally abandoned in Scott's work before the 19 (3,9) ??? / M?D???E?Y The "E" comes from 19d ..absence which i'm not certain of

8 CARLYLE
ELY (see) backwards after homophone of KARL

Excellent ChrisE... thank you!

11a is now L?O?S / ?? looks in ..looks to ??

Yes, Looks = impressions. To = OT, Old Testament, some books, reversed.

26a the monastery is a work by Scott. It could be an anagram of honest mary + t + e (final letters of great love). Very iffy.

Many thanks malone and steviegee.