This book tells the story of St. Margaret's Convent, the first religious house founded in Scotland since the Reformation, and of its first religious sister, Agnes Xavier Trail. Through Trail's autobiography, readers gain insight into the challenges faced by women seeking to establish religious communities in the turbulent political and religious climate of 19th-century Scotland. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.