Download or read book A Companion to Ancrene Wisse written by Yoko Wada and published by DS Brewer. This book was released on 2003 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 13th century 'Ancrene Wisse' is a guide for female recluses. Addressed to three young sisters of gentle birth, it teaches what truly good anchoresses should and should not do, thereby offering a glimpse of what life was really like for Englishwomen in the middle ages.