| Description |
269 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Marriage and illumination -- The sins of love -- The anchorite encourages -- A visit to Norwich -- The widows of Lynn -- John Kempe's bargain -- Escape from burning -- Audience with the Bishop of Lincoln -- Interview with the Archbishop of Canterbury -- Preparations for the journey -- Misadventures on the road to Venice -- Venice -- Taking ship -- On shipboard -- Jaffa to Jerusalem -- The holy places -- The holy sepulchre -- Excursions -- Return to Italy -- Richard the Irishman -- The Holy Father -- Arrival in Rome -- Expelled from the hostel -- St. Bridget's example -- Married to God -- The affair of the white clothes -- Beggared in Rome -- Last Roman victories -- Return to England -- Reunion -- The year of Agincourt -- Before the Bishop of Worcester -- Santiago de Compostela -- The may of Leicester -- The Archbishop of York at Cawood -- The Archbishop at Beverly -- Retirement to Lynn -- The great fire of Lynn -- The erring son -- Adventures in Northern Europe -- The worshipful women of London -- The book. |
| Note |
Originally published in England 1964 under title: The apprentice saint. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index. |
| Subject |
Kempe, Margery, approximately 1373- Book of Margery Kempe.
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Christian literature, English (Middle) -- History and criticism.
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Authors, English -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Biography.
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Mysticism -- England -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
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Women -- England -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500.
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| Added Title |
Apprentice saint
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| ISBN |
0060909927 paperback |
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