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The Book of Margery Kempe

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9H 19min
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English
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Religion & Spirituality

The Book of Margery Kempe is the extraordinary account of a medieval wife, mother and mystic from Norfolk. Having married in c. 1393, given birth to 14 children, and pursued unsuccessful ventures in brewing and milling, Kempe made a vow of chastity and embarked on a life of prayer, penance and pilgrimage. Known as the earliest autobiography in the English language, it contains intimate portraits of people and places, and a remarkable eye for detail, as it traces the transformation of a ‘sinful wretch’ to a holy pilgrim.

© 2021 Naxos Audiobooks (Audiobook): 9781781983454

Translators: Anthony Bale

Release date

Audiobook: 1 December 2021

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