The Book of Margery Kempe, by Margery Kempe

The Book of Margery Kempe. The Autobiography of the Wild Woman of God. Translated, with an Introduction, by Tony D. Triggs. Dating from the fifteenth century, The Book of Margery Kempe is the first known autobiography in English. In it the author describes, in unembarrassed, down-to-earth detail, her madness, financial ruin, religious ecstasies, marital problems and dangerous treks to distant shrines. The result is a unique portrait of a strange medieval character, living out a colourful life in a turbulent, often tragic world. Margery Kempe was born about 1373 in the then bustling port of King’s Lynn in Norfolk. She married a merchant and was mother to fourteen children, but a streak of worldly ambition led her into ill-fated business ventures in milling and brewing.

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