The Cloister & the Hearth

Language: English

Author: Charles Reade

Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co

Set in the 15th century, it relates the travels of a young scribe and illuminator, Gerard Eliassoen, through several European countries. The Cloister and the Hearth often describes the events, people and their practices in minute detail. Its main theme is the struggle between man's obligations to family and to Church.