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Upon the recommendation of a Scottish publisher, this most critically acclaimed and popular of modern Camaldolese books has been reprinted as a single volume. It is a guide to the hermit way of life, based on the teaching of Blessed Paul Giustiniani and featuring a memorable preface by Thomas Merton.

Jean Leclerq, O.S.B. (1911-1993) is widely regarded as the foremost twentieth century scholar of Western monasticism, and this is one of his most impressive achievements.