Teresa of Avila

by Kate O'Brien

Book Overview

Let no reader suppose that in the fee pages here set before him he will find either the life or, miraculously trapped, the spirit of Teresa of Avila. The present attempt is a portrait, or rather, it is notes for a portrait; it is an apology not for Teresa but for this writer's constant admiration of her. Teresa's mortal life, the vessel which contained her, withheld a residue when her flame had left it. This residue is a dust very rich in unusual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1518627684
• ISBN13: 9781518627682
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"