The cloister and the hearth volume 2 : Singleheart and Doubleface;
by Reade, Charles,
Series: the complete Works of Charles Reade Volume 2 Published by : Thomas Y. Crowell & Company (New York) Physical details: 492 p.; 138 p. frontispiece 20 cm.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Basement | Book Cart | Rea (Browse shelf) | Available | Gift | 105132 |
The Cloister and the Hearth is a tale of the Middle Ages in the Netherlands, portraying social life and customs through the tale of a medical man who achieves success in his field at the end of his life more by luck than anything. Many other people of that period are included, as well as such things as plagues, education of the day, relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, and those between friends.