Excerpt from Nuns and Nunneries: Sketches Compiled Entirely Romish Authorities When an attempt was made during the last Session of Parliament to bring under the tice of the Legislature the state of the Nunneries in this country, the following letter appeared in the public papers. It is from the pen of a Peeress, herself of ble descent, and of a lineage still adhering to the communion of Rome. Both from the character of its writer, and her evident sincerity of purpose, it deserves careful attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techlogy to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.