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Christianity · 1898
The Story of a Soul

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






