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The Autobiography of St. Th r se of Lisieux, by Th r se Martin (of Lisieux)
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Title: The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une me): The Autobiography of St.
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Th r se of Lisieux
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With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Th r se
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Author: Th r se Martin (of Lisieux)
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Translator: Thomas Taylor
Release Date: September 28, 2005 [EBook #16772]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE STORY OF A SOUL ***

Produced by David McClamrock
ST. TH R SE OF LISIEUX
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THE STORY OF A SOUL (L'HISTOIRE D'UNE ME): THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
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ST. TH R SE OF LISIEUX
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WITH ADDITIONAL WRITINGS AND SAYINGS OF ST. TH R SE
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NOTE TO THIS ELECTRONIC EDITION
This electronic edition of the autobiography of St. Th r se of

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Lisieux (_The Story of a Soul_) includes much, but not all, of the
content of _Soeur Th r se of Lisieux_ (London: Burns, Oates &
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Washbourne, 1912; 8th ed., 1922), edited by Rev. T.N. Taylor. All
the translated writings and sayings of St. Th r se contained in
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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 Th r se's parentage and birth, and

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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. Th r se, documents related to her beatification, and some

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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. Th r se's time than they

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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.
Th r se a "saint" before her canonization, and other extraneous

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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 Th r se of Lisieux._ If it does not, the fault

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is that of the transcriber (me, David McClamrock).
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SOEUR TH R SE OF LISIEUX, THE LITTLE FLOWER OF JESUS
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A NEW AND COMPLETE TRANSLATION OF L'HISTOIRE D'UNE ME, WITH AN
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ACCOUNT OF SOME FAVOURS ATTRIBUTED TO THE INTERCESSION OF SOEUR
TH R SE
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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 non 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
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II. A Catholic Household
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III. Pauline Enters the Carmel
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IV. First Communion and Confirmation
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V. Vocation of Th r se
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VI. A Pilgrimage to Rome
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VII. The Little Flower Enters the Carmel
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VIII. Profession of Soeur Th r se
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IX. The Night of the Soul
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X. The New Commandment
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XI. A Canticle of Love
EPILOGUE: A VICTIM OF DIVINE LOVE
COUNSELS AND REMINISCENCES
LETTERS OF SOEUR TH R SE

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To C line
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To Mother Agnes of Jesus
To Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart
To Sister Frances Teresa
To Marie Gu rin

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To Jeanne Gu rin
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To Missionaries
PRAYERS OF SOEUR TH R SE
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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 St. Joan of Arc
Prayer to Obtain Humility

DAYS OF GRACE

SELECTED POEMS
My Song of To-day
Memories
I Thirst for Love
To Scatter Flowers
Why I Love Thee, Mary

SHOWER OF ROSES [omitted]
PROCESS OF BEATIFICATION [omitted]
LETTERS OF PIUS X AND OTHERS [omitted]

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