Description
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Thomas’ life and works
* Features the complete extant works of Thomas in English translation
* Rare translations digitised here for the first time
* The original Latin text of ‘The Imitation of Christ’
* Multiple translations of ‘The Imitation of Christ’
* Concise introduction to the author and his work
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables
* Provides a special dual English and Latin text of ‘The Imitation of Christ’, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph — ideal for students
* Features two bonus biographies — discover Thomas’ medieval world
CONTENTS:
The Translations
The Imitation of Christ (tr. Richard Challoner, 1819 and William Benham, 1905)
The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes (tr. J. P. Arthur, 1906)
The Life of St. Lidwina (tr. Dom Vincent Scully, 1912)
The Little Garden of Roses (Anonymous 1891 translation)
The Valley of Lilies (Anonymous 1891 translation)
The Lives of Gerard Groote, Florentius Radewin and Their Followers (tr. J. P. Arthur, 1905)
Prayers and Meditations on the Life of Christ (tr. William Duthoit, 1908)
A Meditation on the Incarnation of Christ (tr. Dom Vincent Scully, 1907)
Sermons of the Life and Passion of Our Lord (tr. Dom Vincent Scully, 1907)
Of Hearing and Speaking Good Words (tr. Dom Vincent Scully, 1907)
Sermons to the Novices Regular (tr. Dom Vincent Scully, 1907)
The Original Text
The Imitation of Christ (Latin)
The Dual Text
The Imitation of Christ (Latin and English Text)
The Biographies
Thomas à Kempis (1911) by Thomas Martin Lindsay
Thomas à Kempis (1913) by Vincent Joseph Henry Scully
