“…even Christians loved one another at first starting.”
Charles Reade book The Cloister and the Hearth
Source: The Cloister and the Hearth (1861), CHAPTER I
Quotes from bookThe Cloister and the Hearth
The Cloister and the Hearth is a historical novel by the English author Charles Reade. Set in the 15th century, it relates the story revolving about 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.
“Courage, mon ami, le diable est mort! / Take courage, my friend, the devil is dead!”
Charles Reade book The Cloister and the Hearth
Source: The Cloister and the Hearth (1861), CHAPTER XXIII
