The Cloister and the Hearth

Charles Reade

⏱ 8 minHistorical classic

A gifted young Dutch scribe, torn from the woman he loves, wanders a teeming fifteenth-century Europe believing her dead and takes holy orders, only to find she lives and he has a son. Reade's vast historical novel behind the birth of Erasmus.

Listen to the whole of The Cloister and the Hearth in about 8 minutes — professionally narrated, with Apple-Music-style synced subtitles. One book free every day; Folio Premium unlocks the entire library.