The Medieval Church · 1348–1349
The Form of Living
Richard Rolle · c. 1300–1349
What it is
A guide written in English for a woman becoming a recluse, on temptations, on the degrees of love, and on how to keep the heart occupied.
Why it lasted
One of the earliest works of spiritual direction written in English for a woman, finished in the year the plague reached Yorkshire and killed him.
Where to read it
This work is in the public domain and can be read in full, free, at the archives below. The Library catalogues it; it does not host the text.
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