The Nun; or, Life in a Convent; by One of the Sisterhood [not in WorldCat]

New York: Farmer & Daggers, 1845. Paperback. "Reprinted From the Fifth London Edition." 120 p.; 22 cm. Contemporary? blue, green, and gilt marbled wrapper. Printed in two columns per page. Not in WorldCat. The experiences of a woman from Turin, alone in the world, who decides to visit a convent before deciding whether to join. After various unpleasant developments, she and another woman manage to leave. Our heroine, Cecile, marries one Edward Beaumont. This was one of several anti-Catholic novels published in the United States in the 1830s and 1840s. Extremely scarce. In Near Fine Condition: wrapper edges rubbed; pages are clean and tight. Near Fine. Item #007750

Price: $250.00