Illustrated with 40 Engravings. The Startling Mysteries of a Convent Exposed
Maria Monk was a Canadian woman whose book Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk, or, The Hidden Secrets of a Nun’s Life in a Convent Exposed claimed to expose systematic sexual abuse of nuns and infanticide of the resulting children by Catholic priests in her convent in Montreal.
Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk c1836
Title: Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk
Author: Maria Monk
Publisher: Philadelphia
Publication Date: Undated (preface date c1836)
Format: HardbackCondition: Dark red covers with gilt lettering to front and spine with embossed black flowers. The covers are in a good condition with just minor bumping to spine. The pages are clean with no ink or pencil marks and have 40 engraving illustrations throughout. Front cover just starting to crack at spine otherwise in a good condition for its age.
Book measures 19cm x 13cm with 290 pages in all.