The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

NOTE TO THIS ELECTRONIC EDITION

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

TWENTY-EIGHT ORCHARD STREET, LONDON, W., AND EIGHT TO TEN PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON, E.C.

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

DAYS OF GRACE

PREFACE

CHAPTER I EARLIEST MEMORIES

CHAPTER II A CATHOLIC HOUSEHOLD

CHAPTER III PAULINE ENTERS THE CARMEL

CHAPTER IV FIRST COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION