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Augustine wrote his Confessions between 397 and 398.
Albert C. Outler’s translation was first published in 1955, and it
appears here thoroughly revised by Mark Vessey.
Published in 2007 by Barnes & Noble Classics with new Introduction,
Notes, Biography, Chronology, Inspired By, Comments & Questions,
and For Further Reading.
Introduction, Notes, and For Further Reading
Copyright © 2007 by Mark Vessey.
Note on Augustine, The World of Augustine and his Confessions,
Inspired by Augustine’s Confessions, and Comments & Questions
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Confessions
ISBN-13: 978-1-59308-259-8
ISBN-10: 1-59308-259-2
eISBN : 978-1-411-43196-6
LC Control Number 2006939104
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