Table of Contents

Introduction This Translation Further Reading ANCRENE WISSE Preface PART ONE: Devotions PART TWO: Protecting the Heart through the Senses PART THREE: Birds and Anchorites: the Inner Feelings PART FOUR: Fleshly and Spiritual Temptations and Comforts and Remedies for Them PART FIVE: Confession PART SIX: Penance PART SEVEN: The Pure Heart and the Love of Christ PART EIGHT: The Outer Rule Notes.