"It is difficult to speak in measured terms of this exquisite story ... a consummate artist, his work eats into the heart, and lives in the memory as do but few books from modern authors."--_The Daily Telegraph._ "It is long since we have read a tragedy so intensely moving as the story of this innocent peasant girl.... 'The Nun' is a masterwork of fiction."--_The Daily Graphic._ TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: 1. Minor changes have been made to correct typesetters' errors; otherwise, every effort has been made to remain true to the author's words and intent. 2. In the advertising pages, titles were in bold font; + has been used in this text version to indicate that. 3. Following the title page, this edition included a page of magazine and newspaper reviews of William Le Queux's books. This has been moved to just before the advertising pages at the end of this e-text.