AWFUL DISCLOSURES of Maria Monk as Exhibited in a Narrative of her Sufferings, during a Residence of five years as a novice, and two years as a Black Nun, in the Hotel Dieu Nunnery at Montreal, to which is added, The Nun or 6 Months Residence in a Convent
by MARIA MONK and Rebecca Theresa REED
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Printed for the Booksellers, 1875. (UK) NO date,possibly around 1880, preface is dated 1836. No markings, hnges fine, some rubbing to cover corner tips and spine extremiies, slight toning of page edges, Very Good copy; no dust jacket possibly as published. Dark blue cloth, with title in gold, black spine titles in gold, cover has bevelled edges, 384pp, of which the first 271pp are Maria Monk and the last 100pp or so are The Nun or Six Months Residence in a Convent. Frontispiece entitled The Confessional; The Superior Guarding the Nuns (facing page 81); The Torture Chamber (facing page 96); a double spread on The Iron Maiden,(following page 152); Frontis "Nuns Kissing the floor'. This sensational account in which a nun writes about her abuse at the Hotel Dieu Nunnery in Montreal has been largely discredited as anti-Catholic propaganda. [ 1.5 JM HOQ 102/b2. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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- Title
- AWFUL DISCLOSURES of Maria Monk as Exhibited in a Narrative of her Sufferings, during a Residence of five years as a novice, and two years as a Black Nun, in the Hotel Dieu Nunnery at Montreal, to which is added, The Nun or 6 Months Residence in a Convent
- Author
- MARIA MONK and Rebecca Theresa REED
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Printed for the Booksellers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1875
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Catholic Diatribes Nunneries Anit Catholic Literature Religious Propaganda
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JWMah
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Burnaby, British Columbia
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