It set up a dummy corporation to actually publish the book, unwilling perhaps to have its reputation sullied with a salacious tale not for polite ears. The book was released in January It created an immediate storm. Hugely successful, it received rave reviews in the contemporary Protestant press and was cited as an accurate picture of convent life. The small Catholic community protested loudly, claiming the whole story was a hoax.
As the controversy grew over Monk's veracity, two Protestant clergymen went to Canada to inspect the Hotel Dieu convent. When they reported that the convent was nothing like Monk's description, they were accused of being Jesuits in disguise. When another prominent Protestant journalist also investigated the convent and denounced Monk as a fraud, he was charged with taking Jesuit money.
Monk's behavior did not help her cause. She disappeared in August and resurfaced in Philadelphia, claiming she had been kidnapped by priests. She had actually taken off under an assumed name with another man. While this indiscretion seemed to discredit her with some, there were many Americans still willing to accept her tale.
In , she published another book claiming that pregnant nuns from the United States and Canada lived on an island in the St. Lawrence River.
That book marked the end of Maria Monk's literary career. Her popularity began to fade, while lawsuits to attempt to recover some of the profits from her earlier books publicly revealed much of the corruption behind the whole story.
In , she became pregnant again and most discarded her charge that it was a Catholic plot to discredit her. She married, but her drinking and carousing forced her husband to abandon her.
In , she was arrested for pickpocketing at a house of prostitution, and she died in prison a short time later. In , Mrs. John Eckel published a book in which she claimed to be Monk's daughter from her last liaison. Published by Catholic Truth Society, Catholic Truth Society first edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover. Published by Senate London , Used - Softcover.
From Australia to U. Published by World Distributors Consul Books , Slight 2cm scuff edge of front cover, slight rubbing to corners. Published by Routledge, London - New York, From Italy to U. Volume: 1 23x14,5 cm. XV 1 , , 37 figures, 29 tables. Used - Hardcover Condition: Good. Hb without Dj. First UK Edition. The account, however, is full of factual errors and the sensational story is generally assumed to have been ghost written for its anti-Catholic publishers.
Maria died destitute in a New York almshouse - or prison - depending on your sources. This has its own title page and frontis engraving. Reed's account first published in Boston in Green cloth a little worn, blind stamped to front panel, gilt titling and decoration to spine. Closed page edges browned but text generally clean. All our UK orders are sent by First Class post.
All profits to Amnesty International. Size: 8. Published by Howe and Bates, No Jacket. Published by T. Peterson, Philadelphia, Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. First US Edition.
Original green cloth, blind stamped decorations on front board and spine with gilt titling. First American Edition. First US Edition. Original green cloth, blind stamped decorations on front board and spine with gilt titling. Illustrated with engravings, including frontispiece. Very Good. Bumped corners and pressed spine ends. The binding is tight and the text is clean. Gilt titling to front cover and spine. Covers bumped at cnrs. Lemon coloured endpapers. Light colour fault on front board.
Some light foxing within. This is NOT a digital reprint - it is as first published. Photos available on request. Petersen, Philadelphia, From Israel to U. Published by Printed for the Booksellers, London, Original green cloth with blind stamped title and a vine to the front board. Some foxing to the paste downs and end papers. Small crease to the half title.
The story of a nun who supposedly suffered serious deprivations while working at a nunnery in Montreal. The book is solid and square and in overall excellent condition.
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