"HONORABLE READER" : Reflections On My Work. Edited By Robert E. Daggy. Foreword By Harry James Cargas

black hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper very in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (nap). x+172p. 3 appendices. bibliography of Merton works. endnotes. religion. theology.memoirs. autobiography. philosophy. history of christianity. ~ Would Thomas Merton have written his autobiography differently had he written it later? Were there any books he did not especially like once they were written? What additional ideas on prayer or contemplation or peace would he share with new readers of his books? Answers to these questions and more are found in this fascinating collection of personal reflections that Merton wrote as prefaces to foreign editions of his books. Written from the distance of time, and for a whole new readership, these further thoughts are like invitations into the author's mind and heart as he reconsiders and feels again the great themes in the books he is introducing. Originally published as Introductions East and West, this new expanded edition adds three newly discovered pieces, includes a reproduction of an actual graph that Merton used to rate his various books~from "awful" to "best" (his highest personal rating is "better")~and provides an updated bibliography of his major works. "Honorable Reader" is a source of enrichment and enlightenment for Merton readers everywhere.…