A valuable and readable introduction to the Ancrene Riwle. A remarkably skilful translation. Review of English Studies

• PREFACE BY J. R. R. TOLKIENINTRODUCTION BY DOM GERARD SITWELLTRANSLATOR'S NOTETHE AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION TO HIS RULEPART; I. DEVOTIONSII. THE CUSTODY OF THE SENSESIII. THE REGULATION OF THE INWARD FEELINGSIV. TEMPTATIONSV. CONFESSIONVI. PENANCEVII. LOVEVIII. EXTERNAL RULESAPPENDIXPrivate devotions in the Ancrene Riwle, by Dom Gerard Sitwell

A valuable and readable introduction to the Ancrene Riwle. A remarkably skilful translation. Review of English Studies

• PREFACE BY J. R. R. TOLKIENINTRODUCTION BY DOM GERARD SITWELLTRANSLATOR'S NOTETHE AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION TO HIS RULEPART; I. DEVOTIONSII. THE CUSTODY OF THE SENSESIII. THE REGULATION OF THE INWARD FEELINGSIV. TEMPTATIONSV. CONFESSIONVI. PENANCEVII. LOVEVIII. EXTERNAL RULESAPPENDIXPrivate devotions in the Ancrene Riwle, by Dom Gerard Sitwell

A valuable and readable introduction to the Ancrene Riwle. A remarkably skilful translation. Review of English Studies

• PREFACE BY J. R. R. TOLKIENINTRODUCTION BY DOM GERARD SITWELLTRANSLATOR'S NOTETHE AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION TO HIS RULEPART; I. DEVOTIONSII. THE CUSTODY OF THE SENSESIII. THE REGULATION OF THE INWARD FEELINGSIV. TEMPTATIONSV. CONFESSIONVI. PENANCEVII. LOVEVIII. EXTERNAL RULESAPPENDIXPrivate devotions in the Ancrene Riwle, by Dom Gerard Sitwell