Originally published in 1992, looks at one of the most appealing mystics and pilgrims of 15th-century England. The book looks at Margery Kempe, and her book , thought to be the first vernacular autobiography in medieval Britain. Original essays in the book examines Kempe's spirituality, cultural context, and the autobiography itself, . The essays in the book represent detail literary analysis on Kempe and the critical history of her words.