The White Ladies of Worcester Author:Florence L. Barclay Florence Barclay was an early 20th century British romance and short story writer. She was a rector?s wife and mother of eight children. When she became ill in her forties she passed her time writing her first novel. The White Ladies of Worcester was published in 1917. Within the walls of the Nunnery of the White Ladies in the city of Worces... more »ter dwell two unhappy nuns. Both, at different times, were deserted by their betrotheds, and thus entered into a cloistered life. When an elderly nun uncovers an intruder, events unfold that may put things right for the women.« less