Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal
Sarah J. Richardson
Play
Length 6 h 59 min
Chapters 26
First published 1857
Life in the Grey Nunnery was first published in Boston, in 1857 by Edward P. Hood, who was credited as the book's editor. It is likely that this account is by Sarah J. Richardson "as told to" Edward Hood, though it may in fact be completely fictional. It is clearly an anti-Catholic book, an example of the genre of fiction referred to as "the convent horror story."
As this summary shows, it is not known if this book is fictional or a true account.(Summary by project Gutenberg and Elaine Webb)
Chapters
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01 PARENTAGE—FATHER'S MARRIAGE Read by Brendan Stallard 13:54
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02 THE WHITE NUNNERY Read by Brendan Stallard 18:56
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03 THE NURSERY Read by Brendan Stallard 16:38
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04 A SLAVE FOR LIFE Read by Brendan Stallard 17:11
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05 CEREMONY OF CONFIRMATION Read by Brendan Stallard 19:37
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06 THE GREY NUNNERY Read by Brendan Stallard 17:01
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07 ORPHAN'S HOME Read by Brendan Stallard 16:35
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08 CONFESSION AND SORROW OF NO AVAIL Read by Brendan Stallard 19:44
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09 ALONE WITH THE DEAD Read by Brendan Stallard 19:26
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10 THE SICK NUN Read by Brendan Stallard 24:45
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11 THE JOY OF FREEDOM Read by Brendan Stallard 16:11
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12 STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND Read by Brendan Stallard 13:13
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13 LANDLADY'S STORY CONTINUED Read by Brendan Stallard 19:45
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14 THE TWO SISTERS Read by Brendan Stallard 13:25
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15 CHOICE OF PUNISHMENTS Read by Brendan Stallard 12:54
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16 HORRORS OF STARVATION Read by Brendan Stallard 14:30
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17 THE TORTURE ROOM Read by Brendan Stallard 17:04
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18 RETURN TO THE NUNNERY Read by Brendan Stallard 18:27
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19 SICKNESS AND DEATH OF A SUPERIOR Read by Brendan Stallard 9:52
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20 STUDENTS AT THE ACADEMY Read by Brendan Stallard 7:40
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21 SECOND ESCAPE FROM THE NUNNERY Read by Brendan Stallard 8:54
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22 LONELY MIDNIGHT WALK Read by Brendan Stallard 19:58
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23 FLIGHT AND RECAPTURE Read by Brendan Stallard 16:01
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24 RESOLVES TO ESCAPE Read by Brendan Stallard 16:20
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25 EVENTFUL JOURNEY Read by Brendan Stallard 23:50
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26 CONCLUSION Read by Brendan Stallard 6:56
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
