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Christianity · 1898

The Story of a Soul

Thérèse of Lisieux

Thérèse of Lisieux’s autobiography and her little way of love, trust and spiritual childhood.

Translated by T. N. Taylor (1912); selected poems translated by Susan L. Emery

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Contents

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  1. 1Dedication and Preface — Cardinal Bourne
  2. 2Prologue — Parentage and Birth
  3. 3I. Earliest Memories
  4. 4II. A Catholic Household
  5. 5III. Pauline Enters the Carmel
  6. 6IV. First Communion and Confirmation
  7. 7V. Vocation of Thérèse
  8. 8VI. A Pilgrimage to Rome
  9. 9VII. The Little Flower Enters the Carmel
  10. 10VIII. Profession of Soeur Thérèse
  11. 11IX. The Night of the Soul
  12. 12X. The New Commandment
  13. 13XI. A Canticle of Love
  14. 14Epilogue — A Victim of Divine Love
  15. 15Counsels and Reminiscences
  16. 16Letters to Her Sister Céline
  17. 17Letters to Mother Agnes of Jesus
  18. 18Letters to Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart
  19. 19Letters to Sister Frances Teresa
  20. 20Letters to Her Cousin Marie Guérin
  21. 21Letter to Her Cousin Jeanne Guérin
  22. 22Letters to Her Brother Missionaries
  23. 23Prayers, Motto and Days of Grace
  24. 24Selected Poems — My Song of To-day
  25. 25Selected Poems — Memories
  26. 26Selected Poems — I Thirst for Love
  27. 27Selected Poems — To Scatter Flowers
  28. 28Selected Poems — Why I Love Thee, Mary!

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