Project Gutenberg 2020-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 13 Barclay, Florence L. (Florence Louisa) 1862 1921 Barclay, Florence Louisa (Charlesworth), Mrs. Roy, Brandon Wallenius, Toivo 1881 1919 The White Ladies of Worcester. Finnish Valkoiset sisaret: Tarina kahdenneltatoista vuosisadalta Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Valkoiset sisaret: Tarina kahdenneltatoista vuosisadalta" by Florence L. Barclay is a historical novel likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in a 12th-century monastery setting, focusing on the lives and experiences of the nuns, particularly the character of Sister Mary Antony, an elderly lay sister tasked with counting and ensuring the safe return of her fellow nuns after evening services. The book explores themes of faith, community, and the struggles faced by women within a religious context. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the serene yet solemn atmosphere of the cloister, where Sister Mary Antony is engaged in her daily ritual of counting the nuns as they return from a service. Her reflections reveal the deep sense of duty she feels, shaped by a past incident involving a lost sister. This establishes a narrative tone that blends the spiritual with the domestic, as Mary Antony navigates both her responsibilities and her thoughts on life within the monastery. There are hints of a playful dynamic as Mary Antony engages in a whimsical game with dried peas, symbolizing her connection to the nuns, while also hinting at her own internal struggles and fears related to aging and duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Historical fiction Worcester (England) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels 894886 2023-09-26T07:57:37.939644 text/html 894879 2023-09-26T07:57:38.229698 text/html 669708 2022-09-27T15:49:56.183292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808820 2023-09-26T07:57:37.248713 text/plain 788853 2024-10-17T15:40:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11263 2025-06-24T09:31:11.788674 application/rdf+xml 411542 2024-09-25T08:33:16.611390 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia