Excerpt from Terra Incognita: Or the Convents of the United Kingdom All these expressions have reference to communities of reli gions women; and it is in this sense - namely, its popular acceptation - that the word convent is used throughout this book. As almost every community of nuns in these kingdoms is engaged in the work of education - especially that of the poorer classes - the chapters which I have introduced on Pri mary Education will be found to be quite apposite to my subject. A similar remark applies to the ...
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Excerpt from Terra Incognita: Or the Convents of the United Kingdom All these expressions have reference to communities of reli gions women; and it is in this sense - namely, its popular acceptation - that the word convent is used throughout this book. As almost every community of nuns in these kingdoms is engaged in the work of education - especially that of the poorer classes - the chapters which I have introduced on Pri mary Education will be found to be quite apposite to my subject. A similar remark applies to the chapter on Reforma tory and Industrial Schools. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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519p. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Ex-library. A blue cloth hardcover book in good condition. The spine is tanned and the edges are splitting and worn through. The half-title page is starting to tear away, but is still partially attached. A few library markings inside, plus heavy foxing on the endpapers and title page. Otherwise, the text itself is unmarked and the text block securely bound. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Bishop Patrick J. Ryan of St. Louis. An informative survey of Catholic religious orders active in Great Britain--the Benedictines, Poor Clares, Sisters of Mercy, and more.
