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The Book of Margery Kempe Trivia

Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge

There is totally only one extant (existing) manuscript copy of The Book of Margery Kempe. (Source.)

That one extant manuscript of The Book of Margery Kempe was discovered in 1934, when a British colonel went digging through his cupboards for a ping-pong paddle. (Source.)

Although Margery Kempe was a devout Catholic, the modern Catholic Church isn't that into her. She is, however, a saint of the Anglican Church. (Source.)