Poulain, A. The Graces of Interior Prayer (Des Graces D'Oraison): A Treatise on Mystical Theology; Translated from the Sixth Edition by Leonora L. Yorke Smith, with a Preface by The Rev. D. Considine, S.J. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd, ca 1920. Third Impression. [10153]
Teal publisher's cloth, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, 1922 owner's name on ffep, xxiv., 637, [1] clean pp. Has an extensive bibliographical index. Good. Hardcover.
With Nihil Obstat & Imprimatur.
"The fruit of over forty years of patient labour....it has already passed through many editions in the author's own country, had been translated into many languages, and has received the express approval and blessing of the Holy Father...Pere Poulain's book is a description of the highroad of prayer and a chart for the use of the traveller..." - The Tablet review, at the page of recommendations at the end of the book.
Fr. Augustin Poulain, S. J. (1836-1919), French Jesuit trained in philosophy, science, theology and mathematics. His study of Interior Prayer is a classic of Catholic spiritual teaching.