“Even Lafcadio Hearn’s translation can hardly render in English all the charm of this wholly delightful story in which M. France put all the grace of style and delicacy of characterization which are his in his inspired moments.”
+ + Critic. 49: 286. S. ’06. 90w. + Dial. 41: 21. Jl. 1, ’06. 40w.
“The story has had many translators, but of them all the translator of the present edition, Lafcadio Hearn, has been most happy in preserving the elusive fragrance of sentiment in this beautiful old rose-jar of a book.”
+ + Ind. 61: 397. Ag. 16, ’06. 190w. Nation. 83: 54. Jl. 19, ’06. 50w.
“Mr. Hearn’s skill as a translator is admirably shown in this book. There are some trifling errors of date in the story.”
+ + – N. Y. Times. 11: 411. Je. 23, ’06. 190w.
Francis of Assisi, St. (Giovanni Francisco Bernadone Assisi). Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi, newly tr. into English, with introd. and notes by Father Paschal Robinson. $1. Dolphin press.
“A simple, tasteful volume containing the work of Saint Francis, including a group of six letters translated by Father Paschal Robinson, of the Order of Friars Minor. The translator supplies an introduction which gives some account of the writings, makes some comment on their quality, and gives a brief history of the manuscripts and the various editions. A series of notes, an appendix relating to doubtful, lost, and spurious writings, and a bibliography, with an index, give the volume ... a completeness which many books of this kind lack.”—Outlook.