The New Magdalen

Left alone in the world, Mercy Merrick toils for a living. Faint with hunger, she falls one evening at the door of a restaurant and is revived by a glass of wine, given her by one of the din... Read allLeft alone in the world, Mercy Merrick toils for a living. Faint with hunger, she falls one evening at the door of a restaurant and is revived by a glass of wine, given her by one of the diners, who has seen her fall. Her bodily weakness makes her an easy prey to the man, and she... Read allLeft alone in the world, Mercy Merrick toils for a living. Faint with hunger, she falls one evening at the door of a restaurant and is revived by a glass of wine, given her by one of the diners, who has seen her fall. Her bodily weakness makes her an easy prey to the man, and she takes the first reluctant step on the downward path. Some time later, again forced by cir... Read all