The Book of Margery Kempe (Penguin Classics)
The first autobiography written in English--by a brewery owner, Christian mystic, and mother of 14 named Margery Kempe, who died in the 15th century--is now available in a lively, modern translation by John Skinner. It begins with her stark conversion experience, heralded by a vision of Christ in her bedroom one night. The story follows Margery through pilgrimages across Europe and to the Holy Land, through a heresy trial in England, and her burgeoning mystical life. Similar in many ways toShowingsby Julian of Norwich and theConfessionsof Augustine,The Book of Margery Kempeis a beautiful description of medieval daily life and religious experience.--Michael Joseph Gross--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.