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Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux (the Little Flower)

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Story of a Soul

The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Third Edition (1997)
[The Authorized English Translation of
Thérèse's Original Unaltered Manuscripts]

Thérèse of Lisieux (the Little Flower) 
Translated from the critical edition by

John Clarke, OCD

Two and a half years before her death in 1897 at the age of 24, as Thérèse Martin began writing down her childhood memories at the request of her blood sisters in the Lisieux Carmel, few could have guessed the eventual outcome. Yet this "story of my soul," first published in 1898 in a highly edited version, quickly became a modern spiritual classic, read by millions and translated into dozens of languages around the world.

  • ICS code: ICS-TL
  • Format: paper
  • Pages: 300
  • ISBN: 978-0-935216-58-5


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Decades later, in response to growing requests from scholars and devotees of the Saint, a facsimile edition of the manuscripts appeared, along with more popular French editions of what the Saint had actually written. Here, expressed with all of Thérèse's original spontaneity and fervor, we rediscover the great themes of her spirituality: confidence and love, the "little way," abandonment to God's merciful love, and her "mission" in the church and world today.

Father John Clarke's acclaimed translation, first published in 1975 and now accepted as the standard throughout the English-speaking world, is a faithful and unaffected rendering of Thérèse's own words, from the original manuscripts. This new edition, prepared for the centenary of the Saint's death, includes a select bibliography of recent works in English on Thérèse, along with a new referencing system now widely used in studies of her doctrine. Includes general and biblical index, with 8 pages of photos.

"Succeeds admirably in catching the tone and feel of the original text."

- Noel-Dermot O'Donoghue
Religious Life Review


"A fresh, first rate translation from the original manuscripts."

- John Donohue
America