"Reading this book is almost like reading the Dialogues of St. Gregory. There is no one Bernard cannot cure. If hagiography is your dish, read this very readable book."American Benedictine Review, Brian Wangler, OSB, Assumption Abbey, Richardson, ND

• ContentsAcknowledgments   viiIntroduction   ixList of Abbreviations   xxxixEditor’s Note   xliiThe First Life of Bernard of Clairvaux   1Book 1, by William of Saint-Thierry   1Book 2, by Arnold of Bonneval   79Book 3, by Geoffrey of Auxerre   143Book 4, by Geoffrey of Auxerre   181Book 5, by Geoffrey of Auxerre   233Bibliography   259Scriptural Index   265Index of Names   273

"Reading this book is almost like reading the Dialogues of St. Gregory. There is no one Bernard cannot cure. If hagiography is your dish, read this very readable book."American Benedictine Review, Brian Wangler, OSB, Assumption Abbey, Richardson, ND

• ContentsAcknowledgments   viiIntroduction   ixList of Abbreviations   xxxixEditor’s Note   xliiThe First Life of Bernard of Clairvaux   1Book 1, by William of Saint-Thierry   1Book 2, by Arnold of Bonneval   79Book 3, by Geoffrey of Auxerre   143Book 4, by Geoffrey of Auxerre   181Book 5, by Geoffrey of Auxerre   233Bibliography   259Scriptural Index   265Index of Names   273

"Reading this book is almost like reading the Dialogues of St. Gregory. There is no one Bernard cannot cure. If hagiography is your dish, read this very readable book."American Benedictine Review, Brian Wangler, OSB, Assumption Abbey, Richardson, ND

• ContentsAcknowledgments   viiIntroduction   ixList of Abbreviations   xxxixEditor’s Note   xliiThe First Life of Bernard of Clairvaux   1Book 1, by William of Saint-Thierry   1Book 2, by Arnold of Bonneval   79Book 3, by Geoffrey of Auxerre   143Book 4, by Geoffrey of Auxerre   181Book 5, by Geoffrey of Auxerre   233Bibliography   259Scriptural Index   265Index of Names   273