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An autobiography supplemented by psychological and theological analyses, written by Saint Augustine, c.400,and giving an account of his early life and spiritual development until shortly after his conversion. For candor and self-appreciation without conceit it is admirable; it contains many sublime passages about the relation of the soul with God. Since 1887 a new edition of SaintAugustine appeared in the "Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesius Latinorum" of the Vienna Academy, the "Confessiones" by P. Knoll (XXXIII). E. B. Pusey's "Library of the Fathers" (Oxford, 1839-1855) contains a translation of the "Confessions" as does the "Augustinian Library" of Marcus Dods (Edinburgh, 1872-1876).