The Story of a Soul

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Title: The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography
of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St.
Thérèse
Author: Thérèse Martin (of Lisieux)
Translator: Thomas Taylor
Release Date: September 28, 2005 [EBook #16772]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
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ST. THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX
THE STORY OF A SOUL (L'HISTOIRE D'UNE ÂME): THE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ST. THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX
WITH ADDITIONAL WRITINGS AND SAYINGS OF ST.
THÉRÈSE
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NOTE TO THIS ELECTRONIC EDITION
This electronic edition of the autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
(_The Story of a Soul_) includes much, but not all, of the content of
_Soeur Thérèse of Lisieux_ (London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne,
1912; 8th ed., 1922), edited by Rev. T.N. Taylor. All the translated
writings and sayings of St. Thérèse contained in that book are in this
electronic edition, including the autobiography as well as "Counsels
and Reminiscences," letters, and selected poems. Also included are the
preface by Cardinal Bourne, the prologue relating Thérèse's parentage
and birth, and the epilogue describing her final illness, her death, and
related events. Not included are the illustrations, the list of illustrations,
accounts of favors attributed to the intercession of St. Thérèse,
documents related to her beatification, and some other material not
written by her.
Footnotes have been re-numbered sequentially in each chapter. They
are presented at the end of each chapter, and some have been slightly
modified for ease of reference. A few footnotes, referring to page
numbers in the original, have been modified or omitted. Citations to the
Psalms, many of which were numbered differently in Catholic Bibles
of St. Thérèse's time than they commonly are today, have the "new"
number in brackets next to the "old" number from the original--e.g.,
"Psalm 22[23]:1-4." Footnote numbers are shown in brackets, e.g.,
"[1]."
The original page headers, page numbering, disclaimer of any intention
to anticipate the judgment of the Church in calling St. Thérèse a "saint"

before her canonization, and other extraneous matter, which were
deemed suitable for a printed book in 1922 but not for an e-book in
2005, are not here. The French "oe" ligature, in words such as "soeur,"
is not available in the standard ISO-8859-1 character set, and obviously
is represented here by the two-letter combination "oe." Italics are
represented by underscores at the beginning and end, _like this._ The
first word of each chapter is not set in all caps as it was in the printed
book. A few obvious typographical errors have been corrected, with the
changes in brackets, e.g., "[s]he" for "the" in Chapter IX. All else,
including capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and British spelling, is
intended to reflect the content of the eighth edition of _Soeur Thérèse
of Lisieux._ If it does not, the fault is that of the transcriber (me, David
McClamrock).
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SOEUR THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX, THE LITTLE FLOWER OF JESUS
A NEW AND COMPLETE TRANSLATION OF L'HISTOIRE D'UNE
ÂME, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF SOME FAVOURS ATTRIBUTED
TO THE INTERCESSION OF SOEUR THÉRÈSE
EDITED BY T. N. TAYLOR: PRIEST OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF
GLASGOW: WITNESS BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL OF THE
BEATIFICATION
BURNS, OATES & WASHBOURNE LD.
TWENTY-EIGHT ORCHARD STREET, LONDON, W., AND
EIGHT TO TEN PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON, E.C.
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NIHIL OBSTAT JOANNES N. STRASSMAIER, S.J. Censor
Deputatus
IMPRIMATUR EDMUNDUS Canonicus SURMONT Vicarius
Generalis

WESTMONASTERII, die nonâ Decembris, 1912.
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CONTENTS
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DEDICATION
PREFACE BY H.E. CARDINAL BOURNE
PROLOGUE: PARENTAGE AND BIRTH
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Chapter I.
Earliest Memories " II. A Catholic Household " III. Pauline Enters the
Carmel " IV. First Communion and Confirmation " V. Vocation of
Thérèse " VI. A Pilgrimage to Rome " VII. The Little Flower Enters the
Carmel " VIII. Profession of Soeur Thérèse " IX. The Night of the Soul
" X. The New Commandment " XI. A Canticle of Love
EPILOGUE: A VICTIM OF DIVINE LOVE
COUNSELS AND REMINISCENCES
LETTERS OF SOEUR THÉRÈSE To Céline To Mother Agnes of
Jesus To Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart To Sister Frances Teresa To
Marie Guérin To Jeanne Guérin To Missionaries
PRAYERS OF SOEUR THÉRÈSE Her Act of Oblation A Morning
Prayer Act of Consecration to the Holy Face Prayer in Honour of the
Holy Child Prayer to the Holy Child Prayer to the Holy Face Prayer in
Honour of