Caryll Houselander. 
 
Sheed & Ward: 1951. First edition. Hardcover in a jacket. Octavo. Tan yellow boards with a dust jacket that has chipping on the top and bottom of the spine and minor staining on the back cover. Extremely minor foxing on edge of text block and small penciled in prices on free end paper. 279 pages. Book near fine, jacket very good. 
 
An ambitious study by a serious woman of letters. The author bio notes both her wide range of interests and the sparseness of her apartment (though there were plenty of books). This book grounds guilt not just in personal sin but the unity of all mankind and its relationship to Christ. Also featured is a series of penetrating pyshcological portaits of well known saints, artists, and criminals. 
 
"The contrast between life inside a hospital or prison today and life in the world is not so great as might be supposed, perhaps the greatest difference being that inside the institutions it is more regular and more disciplined, and that among all the emotionally and mentally disturbed people there are a few, sane or very nearly sane, trying to help the sufferers. Outside there are just as many insane."