Life Stories of Dying Penitents; or, Sick-Calls; From the Diary of a Missionary Priest. New York: P. J. Kenedy and Sons, c 1900. [10129]
1909 gift inscription on ffep; small bookseller's ticket inside front, "Philip Ryan, Bookseller & Stationer, Worcester, Mass." Olive publisher's cloth decorated in black & gilt, binding near fine, 7 x 4 3/4 inches. Frontispiece portrait of St. Aloysius. 366 clean pp., tight; rear two blanks almost detached. Good. Hardcover.
16 stories of dying penitents. A diverse group, they include a rich banker, the poor, the miser, the drunkard, the wanderer, the burglar, the shirt-maker, the needle-woman, &c. Each story has moral teachings and show the dangers of waiting until the last minutes of life to make repentance.