Translated from the critical edition by
John Clarke, OCD, 3rd ed. (1997). Includes
Bibliography, general Index, and 11 photos.

     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.

     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.