The Anchoress
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The Anchoress

by Robyn Cadwallader
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Chapter 20
  • Chapter 21
  • Chapter 22
  • Chapter 23
  • Chapter 24
  • Chapter 25
  • Chapter 26
  • Chapter 27
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Rules and Freedom Theme Icon
    Rules and Freedom
  • Authority, Compassion, and Responsibility Theme Icon
    Authority, Compassion, and Responsibility
  • Purity and Contamination Theme Icon
    Purity and Contamination
  • Life, Death, and Hardship Theme Icon
    Life, Death, and Hardship
  • The Power of Words Theme Icon
    The Power of Words
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Sarah
  • Ranaulf
  • Anna
  • Sir Thomas
  • Eleanor
  • Sister Isabella
  • Emma
  • Maud
  • Louise
  • Father Peter
  • Sister Agnes
  • Swallow
  • Jocelyn
  • Lizzie
  • Brother Cuthbert
  • Prior Walter
  • Sir Geoffrey
  • St. Margaret
  • Martin
  • Father Simon
  • Bishop Michael
  • Gwylim
  • Ma
  • Pa
Terms
  • All Terms
  • Anchoress
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Apples Symbol Icon
    Apples
  • Birds Symbol Icon
    Birds
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An anchoress is a female anchorite, and an anchorite is a type of religious hermit. Hermits withdraw from society and live isolated lives. Anchorites, specifically, reside in a small building (an anchorhold or cell) attached… read analysis of Anchoress
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