In Convent Walls by Emily Sarah Holt

Emily Sarah Holt (1836-1893) was an English novelist. She wrote about fifty books, mainly for children. Most of her work can be classified as historical novels. Her work has a Protestant religious theme. Amongst her works are Mistress Margery, Ashcliffe Hall, The Well in the Desert (1872), The White Rose of Langley, Clare Avery (1876), Imogen (1876), For the Master’s Sake (1877), Earl Hubert’s Daughter (1880), The Maidens’ Lodge (1880), Through the Storm (1895), Lights in the Darkness (1896) and The Gold that Glitters (1896).