The Strange But True Story of Margery Kempe
Margery Kempe was one of the world’s most famous Christian mystics – a medieval pilgrim with a penchant for uncontrollable sobbing. Her memoir is considered the first autobiography in English. But for all of her renown, she remains a controversial figure – sometimes accused of being a whiner and a fake. Medievalist Anthony Bale tells her remarkable story.
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