The Nun’s Story . A man whom she had never seen before but who was “decently dressed,” as she’d report later, told her that he had come to the city with her daughter and her daughter’s five- week- old baby. This Web site is dedicated to the wonderful world of the short story and to all who enjoy reading shorts stories as I do. I will try to add a few short stories every. The stranger also told her something that surprised her even more than the news that she had become a grandmother: her daughter Maria, who had not yet turned twenty, had “been in a nunnery”—and she had been very badly treated there. As far as Mrs. Mills knew, this wasn’t true at all. But later that day, the man, a Protestant minister named William Hoyt, returned with others and they pressed her to accept their story. Few shows thrill, shock, horrify, and delight their fans quite like American Horror Story does. Every season we’re treated to a new story, locations, characters. She also appeared on Broadway and worked often in regional theater. Barbara Tarbuck, the busy actress who played Lady Jane Jacks on General Hospital for more than a. Caballero, Fernán, 1796-1877 ¶ De Faber y Larrea, Cecilia Francisca Josefa Böhl; Wikipedia; La gaviota (Spanish) (as Author) La Gaviota A Spanish novel (English. American Horror Story: Asylum is the second season of the American FX horror television series American Horror Story, created by Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy. Find the latest sports news and articles on the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA college football, NCAA college basketball and more at ABC News. Roundtable The Nun’s Story. A bestselling 1836 book offered unbelievable tales of sexual depravity in a convent. By Sarah Laskow. Thursday, April 16, 2015. If she would lie, they implied, she, Maria, and the baby would be taken care of for the rest of their lives. It’s not clear if Maria Monk—she was known by her father’s last name—ever did spend time in a nunnery. But the bestselling book that would bear her name would prove to be one of the great literary frauds of the nineteenth century. The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk was the most- read book in America before Uncle Tom’s Cabin, selling a record 3. First published in the States in January 1. Hoyt and his colleagues visited Mrs. Mills—the book recounts Maria’s time among Montreal’s Black Nuns at the Hotel Dieu Nunnery, first as a novice and then as an initiate. The book was ostensibly written by Maria herself, who is taught by a Protestant to read and write but sent to Catholic school to learn French. Some time later, having “attended several different schools for a short time,” Maria becomes “dissatisfied, having many and severe trials to endure at home.” She remembers her Catholic friends’ positive experiences with their religion, and she decides to become a nun. After she takes the veil, Maria alleges that, far from being a saintly community of celibates, the nuns were sexually abused by the city’s Catholic priests, a real- life tale seemingly ripped the pages of the Marquis de Sade. According to the book, the errant nuns became mothers, too—the babies they bore were baptized, smothered, and buried in a lime- layered pit in the basement of the nunnery. For readers in 1. Maria Monk was considered quite racy—one editor turned it down because he considered it too salacious to publish. But by modern standards, its sex scenes are coy. Even before Maria takes her vows, she has some sense that Catholic priests are not the pure and holy men they’re meant to be. A school friend tells her that, during confession, a priest conducted himself in a way “so criminal and shameful.. I could hardly believe it,” Maria reports. And she herself finds herself in the confessional with priests who were “indecent in their questions and even in their conduct” and who made comments “of the most improper and even revolting nature, naming crimes both unthought of and inhuman.” Still, she doesn’t realize that the nuns are implicated in any of this until after she’s initiated. And while Maria reveals other campy but satisfying details later on—the priests have a secret signal, a “peculiar kind of hissing sound” they use to gain entry to the nunnery from the outside, a subterranean passage they can use if they’re willing to climb a few stairs)—the most detailed she gets about the actual rape is her description of her first night as a nun: Father Dufr. I feared what was his intention; but I dared not disobey. In a private apartment, he treated me in a brutal manner; and from two other priests, I afterward received similar usage that evening. Father Dufr. When Maria Monk was published, anti- Catholicism in America was on the rise. Irish immigrants had started to fill the cities of the Eastern seaboard; in 1. Catholic convent in Boston. Maria’s story was not the first account from an escaped nun, but it was the most successful. Her book was backed by a trio of Protestant leaders known to be campaigning against the influence of Catholicism in America: Theodore Dwight—supposedly related to Jonathan Edwards—and the reverends John Jay Slocum and George Bourne, all prominent nativist and abolitionist leaders. They also made significant amounts of money on it—and though Maria may have eked out a little profit, it was relatively small. She even tried, and failed, to sue them for her share. The subject matter drove readers to seek out the book, but after it became a bestseller the press began to tell a different story. In the book, Maria asserts her authority by describing the physical layout of the nunnery: it was impossible to verify, she writes, because no one’s allowed in the back rooms, but if anyone were to gain access, they would see exactly what she described. In 1. 83. 6, the journalist William L. Stone visited the Hotel Dieu nunnery, was allowed access to the entire building, and found nothing at all resembling the place Maria Monk described. Newspapers began to report that Maria was far from saintly, saying she had spent time in a Catholic halfway house for wayward women. She was described by Stone as decidedly un- nun- like; “pert, brazen, and rather pretty.” That was a relatively kind description; one broadside called her Hoyt’s “associate prostitute.” It’s unclear if this account of Maria’s life is any more true than the story published in The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk, or how she met Hoyt and his Protestant fellows to begin with. Even her own mother’s account of her is suspect. Considering that Maria was one of the most infamous women in the country’s early history, it’s hard to see who she was at all. Almost immediately after the book’s publication, though, the press began to excoriate her. Her mother’s account of Hoyt’s visit was one of the first counternarratives to appear “with brazen impudence,” Maria and her collaborators were “attempting to fix on the virtuous Catholic ladies and Catholic priests of Montreal, the shameless character which belongs only to themselves,” promised the introduction to a broadside containing Mrs. Mills’ account of Maria’s life story. But even after being accused of lying, Maria would still insist she had told Hoyt, Dwight and the other men her story as best she remembered it. Maria’s mother would report to a Montreal justice in October 1. And as critics started circling Maria and the men surrounding her, they admitted it was more of an “as told to”—she’d told them her story, and they’d helped her create a book (Theodore Dwight was likely the ghostwriter). Within a few years of publication, both the story and the men’s relationship with Maria began to break down. By 1. 83. 7, Maria had split from the men she’d been traveling with—when Slocum tried to coax her back in Philadelphia, she tried to have him arrested. Once a chaste nun and bestselling author, Maria Monk was now considered by the press to be a mentally ill liar and prostitute. It’s a sadly familiar tale: a woman comes forward with a terrible story, is embraced by the media, then is discredited and attacked as a sexually promiscuous liar. When Rolling Stone published the story of “Jackie” it followed a similar trajectory as Maria’s story, echoing an idea that had been gaining power: now, fraternities are bastions of rape culture; then, Catholicism is corrupt. Even after the Rolling Stone piece was investigated, Jackie was not entirely excoriated. Something traumatic happened to her, even if it was not exactly what she shared with a reporter. Was the same true of Maria? Maybe Maria did have some cognitive disabilities, maybe she had, at some point, had sex for money or lived in a halfway house for sex workers. While relations between nuns and priests might have been as appropriate as advertised, how did they act toward powerless women like Maria? It’s not so hard to imagine a less- than- perfect priest trying to elicit stories of the “most improper and even revolting nature” during confession with a former prostitute. And no matter what, something did happen to her; she was taken advantage of. Whatever story she had, whatever bit of it might have been true, it was picked up by more powerful people who twisted it to their own ends. Maria didn’t profit from the book, or her infamy. She died poor and young—and, it seems, without anyone ever trying to reconstruct what had actually happened in her life. These days, we’re more willing to reevaluate the stories of women and sex, especially when they’ve been controlled by powerful men. It’s almost impossible to find any real interrogation of the men involved in Maria Monk’s story: How did they find her? Who gave them the idea to use her as the figurehead of an anti- Catholic book? Where did they go wrong? American Horror Story - Wikipedia. American Horror Story is an American anthologyhorror television series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Described as an anthology series, each season is conceived as a self- contained miniseries, following a disparate set of characters and settings, and a storyline with its own . The second season, subtitled Asylum, takes place in Massachusetts during the year 1. The third season, subtitled Coven, takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, during the year 2. The fourth season, subtitled Freak Show, takes place in Jupiter, Florida, during the year 1. American freak shows. The fifth season, subtitled Hotel, takes place in Los Angeles during the year 2. The sixth season, subtitled Roanoke, takes place in Roanoke Island, during the year 2. The only actors to appear in all iterations of the show so far are Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe. The series is broadcast on the cable television channel FX in the United States. On November 1. 0, 2. October, on September 1. On October 4, 2. 01. September 2. 01. 7. On January 1. 2, 2. Additionally, Kathy Bates and Lady Gaga won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, respectively, for their performances. The series draws consistently high ratings for the FX network, with its first season being the most- viewed new cable series of 2. Episodes. The Harmons move into a restored mansion and soon encounter the home's former residents, the Langdons – Constance (Jessica Lange) and her two children, Tate (Evan Peters), and Addie (Jamie Brewer) – and the disfigured Larry Harvey (Denis O'Hare). Ben and Vivien try to rekindle their relationship, as Violet, suffering from depression, finds comfort with Tate. The Langdons and Larry frequently influence the Harmons' lives, as the family discovers that the home is haunted by the ghosts of anyone who has ever died on the property. The season is primarily set in the modern day, with flashbacks to the 1. Asylum (2. 01. 2–1. The wardens who run the institution include the stern Sister Jude (Jessica Lange), her prot. The doctors charged with treating the patients at the asylum include psychiatrist Dr. Oliver Thredson (Zachary Quinto) and the sadistic scientist Dr. Arthur Arden (James Cromwell). The patients, many of whom claim to be unjustly institutionalized, include lesbian journalist Lana Winters (Sarah Paulson), accused serial killer Kit Walker (Evan Peters), nymphomaniac Shelley (Chloe Sevigny), and alleged murderer Grace Bertrand (Lizzie Brocher. Briarcliff's inhabitants are routinely subject to supernatural and scientific influences, including demonic possession and extraterrestrial abduction. The season primarily takes place throughout the 1. Coven (2. 01. 3–1. Those who share this genetic affliction are being subjected to strange and violent attacks. A mysterious all- girls boarding school has opened in New Orleans to protect and house young women who carry this unique bloodline, and keep them from the dangers of the outside world. The long- absent Supreme, and most powerful witch of her generation, Fiona Goode (Jessica Lange), arrives to ensure the safety of the Coven, but also to fulfill her own hidden agenda, with the constant criticism of her arch nemesis, Myrtle Snow (Frances Conroy). Fiona's daughter, Cordelia (Sarah Paulson), teaches at the school and welcomes its newest student, Zoe Benson (Taissa Farmiga), who harbors her own harrowing secret and who falls in love with Kyle (Evan Peters). Events reveal a long- held rivalry between the witches of Salem and the voodoo practitioners of New Orleans, as well as a historic grudge between Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau (Angela Bassett) and socialite serial killer Delphine La. Laurie (Kathy Bates). Other themes include witchcraft, voodoo, racism, death, and family, such as the relationships between mothers and daughters. The season is set primarily in the modern day and includes flashbacks to the 1. Decades have passed since the public has looked upon freak shows as a form of entertainment, but Elsa dreams of finding a home for her . When conjoined twins Bette and Dot Tattler (Sarah Paulson) are taken to the hospital, Elsa sees her chance to finally drum up some business for her sideshow, hoping the two sisters will save her troupe once and for all. Other members include Jimmy Darling (Evan Peters), a boy born with syndactyly who dreams of leaving the carny life behind and living a normal life. Jimmy's mother, the bearded lady Ethel Darling (Kathy Bates), is Elsa's second in command and maintains law and order under the tent. A Strongman from Ethel's troubled past named Dell Toledo (Michael Chiklis), and his three- breasted wife, Desiree Dupree (Angela Bassett), make waves when they arrive at the sideshow. Two evil characters of the story are Stanley (Denis O'Hare) and Maggie Esmerelda (Emma Roberts), who want to kill the freaks for money. Gloria (Frances Conroy) and Dandy Mott (Finn Wittrock) also contribute to spoil the freak show. In a time when the era of television is beginning to reign high above sideshow acts, these individuals must overcome those who persecute them based on their looks. However, as events unfold, it is revealed that multiple dark entities have taken up residence in Jupiter, with all of their eyes being set on the freaks. The main recurring theme throughout this season is acceptance, examples being the freaks' need to be accepted by the people of Jupiter and Dandy's desire to become a freak and to be accepted as a freak. Flashbacks are set in the 1. Hotel (2. 01. 5–1. The wardens of the hotel includes the 1. Elizabeth Johnson (Lady Gaga), and the front desk clerk and manager, Iris (Kathy Bates). The residents and guests include the drug addicted prostitute ghost, Sally Mc. Kenna (Sarah Paulson), Iris' hateful son and former drug addict turned vampire lover of Elizabeth, Donovan (Matt Bomer), transgender bartender Liz Taylor (Denis O'Hare), actress and revengeful former lover of Elizabeth, Ramona Royale (Angela Bassett), male model heartthrob and murder addict Tristan Duffy (Finn Wittrock), New York fashion designer and current purchaser Will Drake (Cheyenne Jackson), and the suspicious and soon going insane detective John Lowe (Wes Bentley) and his depressed wife Alex (Chlo. When Lowe checks into the hotel, what he doesn't know is that he is targeted by a serial murderer, The Ten Commandments Killer, which will bring the inside and outside danger crashing together. Main themes include addiction, insanity and forgiveness. Alongside being set in modern day, flashbacks are set in the 1. Roanoke (2. 01. 6). During their stay at the house, the family has a terrifying experience, because their house is on the land where the Roanoke Colony moved after the famous disappearance, led by witch Scathach, Thomasin White, known as The Butcher, and her insane crew. Audrey Tindall (Sarah Paulson) is the actress who portrays Shelby during the reenactment sections of My Roanoke Nightmare, while Dominic Banks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and Monet Tumusiime (Angela Bassett) portray Matt and Lee respectively. The Butcher is played by Agnes Mary Winstead (Kathy Bates), her son, Ambrose White, by Dylan (Wes Bentley) and the founder of the house, Edward Philippe Mott, by Rory Monahan (Evan Peters). Elias Cunningham, the previous owner of the house, is portrayed by William van Henderson (Denis O'Hare) and Scathach by an unknown actress (Lady Gaga). In 2. 01. 6, after the huge success of My Roanoke Nightmare, the producer of the series, Sidney Aaron James (Cheyenne Jackson), decides to give life to the second season of the series: Return to Roanoke: Three Days In Hell, bringing back to the house the Millers and the actors who re- enact the experiences of the family. During three days, all the people die under mysterious circumstances, except for one. The season takes place primarily throughout 2. My Roanoke Nightmare documentary of the 1. October–November 2. Season 7. Series mainstays Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters were reported to be starring as the leads in the season, during the Winter 2. TCA Press Tour. The second season of the show will be a brand- new home or building to haunt. Just like this year, every season of this show will have a beginning, middle and end. It will obviously be in America, but in a completely different locale.“”– Murphy on the series' anthology format. Murphy wanted to do the opposite of what he had done previously and thus began his work on the series. He stated: . And I always had loved, as Brad had, the horror genre. So it just was a natural for me. You want people to be a little bit off balance afterwards. Dante Di Loreto was announced as executive producer. Production on the series began in April 2. People who are coming back will be playing entirely new characters. Like when we started . The first being broadcast in the spring and the second in the fall. He explained, . Some of our writers will be bouncing around but a whole different group coming in late August. The next thing we’re crafting up is very, very different than . Not smaller. But just not opulent. More rogue and more dark. Thredson, a psychiatrist at the asylum. Arthur Arden, who proclaims to be in charge of the asylum and performs dark experiments on its patients. Murphy added that Lange would portray a . It was first reported that she would portray . She portrayed Madame Delphine La. Laurie, an immortal racist. Roberts played Madison Montgomery, a . It was later revealed she would be playing Freak Show owner Elsa Mars. At Paley. Fest 2. Michael Chiklis would be joining the cast as Dell Toledo, the father of Jimmy, ex- husband of Ethel, and current husband of Desiree. Designed and built in 1. Alfred Rosenheim, the president of the American Institute of Architects' Los Angeles chapter, the Tudor or Collegiate Gothic- style single family home was previously used as a convent. A dummy set of the hotel was built at the 2. San Diego Comic- Con International, showing an Art Deco style building from the 1.
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