On arriving at a rural monastery, the monk Ambrosius meets a young girl, Benedicta. She is shunned by the local community for being the daughter of the local hangman, but Ambrosius is drawn into a dangerous sympathy with her, and in defiance of the community and his superiors, he starts spending time alone with her. But when her virtue is corrupted by an impetuous young man, the stage is set for a battle between heart, mind, body, spirit, the sins of the past, and redemption. Allegedly a rewriting from a lost German original, Ambrose Bierce's 1892 novel reads as a seamless, almost folktale-like masterpiece.

Condition of book is good. The paper on the housing box is becoming loose and has some shelf wear. Cover of book is clothbound hardcover which has some staining and the lettering on the spine is wearing off. Binding is strong and intact. Pages are bright and unmarked.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002MRNM7M
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Norwalk, Conn: Heritage Press (1967); Heritage Press Edition (January 1, 1967)
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds