The Man Who Lived in a Shoe

THE MAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE
HENRY JAMES FORMAN
BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1922
Copyright, 1922, By LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
All rights reserved
Published September, 1922 Reprinted September, 1922 Reprinted October, 1922
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TO MY WIFE
BOOK ONE
THE MAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE
CHAPTER I
Are there any women today, I wonder, like the girl wife of Jacopone da Todi, who are found in the midst of worldly brilliance wearing the hair shirt of piety and devotion over their spotless hearts?