In "Awful Disclosures of the Hotel Dieu Nunnery of Montreal," Maria Monk vividly recounts her supposed experiences as a nun at the Hotel Dieu convent in Montreal. Published in 1836, Monk's sensationalistic and highly controversial narrative sheds light on the alleged horrors and atrocities she claims to have witnessed within the walls of the convent. The book is written in a dramatic and impassion...