Maria Monk with Rev. J. J. Slocum, Further disclosures by Maria Monk, concerning the Hotel Dieu nunnery of Montreal also, her visit to Nuns' Island, and disclosures concerning that secret retreat: preceded by a reply to the priests' book, New York: J. J. Slocum, 1836
"Her book, both hotly attacked and defended, continued to be read and believed even after her mother gave testimony that Maria had been somewhat addled ever since childhood, after she had rammed a pencil into her head." Richard Hofstadter, The Paranoid Style in American Politics"The Paranoid Style in American Politics". Archived from the original on 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
"Her book, both hotly attacked and defended, continued to be read and believed even after her mother gave testimony that Maria had been somewhat addled ever since childhood, after she had rammed a pencil into her head." Richard Hofstadter, The Paranoid Style in American Politics"The Paranoid Style in American Politics". Archived from the original on 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
