THE CASE OF CORNELIA CONNELLY
first edition
1957 · NY
by WADHAM, Juliana
NY: Pantheon, 1957. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 276. A fine copy in little worn dj. OP. Biography of a woman, born in Philadelphia in 1809, who married an Episcopal minister, bore 5 children, converted to Catholicism in the steps of her husband, and finally became a nun so that he could become a Catholic priest. At the time of the book's writing, Connelly was a candidate for beatification. (Inventory #: 23535)