The Cloister and the Hearth: Maid, wife and widow: a matter-of-fact romance! A History, Fiction and Literature, Romance Classic By Charles Reade! AAA+++

There are many who think this the greatest of all historical novels, and it is certain that there are few better. It is not a story so much as a vast and varied transcript of life. It is also a delightful romance, and Gerard and Margaret are among the immortals of fiction.