The complete and unedited edition of Thomas Merton’s famous autobiography, one of the greatest works of spiritual pilgrimage ever written.

‘It is a rare pleasure to read an autobiography with a pattern and meaning valid for all of us. The Seven Storey Mountain is a book one reads with a pencil so as to make it one’s own.’
Graham Greene

‘A remarkable book, a classic of its kind, written in a vivid, rich and alert style which ranges from crisp vernacular to passionate eloquence, full of picturesque incident and passing at times into religious ecstasy.’
The Times Literary Supplement

‘A book which may well prove to be of permanent interest in the history of religious experience.’
Evelyn Waugh

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a Trappist monk, writer, peace and civil rights activist. His best selling books include New Seeds of Contemplation.