Am. Hist. R. 11: 739. Ap. ’06. 50w.
“Altogether, the volume is that of a thoroughly devout scholar, and should take the place of much of the well-meaning literature of St. Francis which has become so common of recent years, but has little to commend it except its good intentions.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 146. Mr. 10, ’06. 450w. + Outlook. 82: 328. F. 10, ’06. 90w. R. of Rs. 33: 383. Mr. ’06. 70w.
“We may pronounce the apparatus of this book to be the best bit of modern work done in English on S. Francis of Assisi. The actual translation is to our mind the least unsatisfactory, as it certainly is the least important, part of the book.”
+ + – Sat. R. 101: 826. Je. 30, ’06. 320w.
“Father Robinson has done an excellent piece of work, carefully avoiding giving offence to those who, while admiring St. Francis, do not accept the Roman obedience.”
+ Spec. 97: 270. Ag. 25, ’06. 240w.
Frankau, Mrs. Julia (Frank Danby, pseud.). Sphinx’s lawyer. †$1.50. Stokes.
A story which perpetuates the spirit of a dead man, a “moral lunatic” thru the wife’s unceasing energy to carry on his cult. “Errington Welch-Kennard, the lawyer, is apparently the high priest of a band of admirers who revolve about the ‘sofa-bed’ of Sybil Algernon Heseltine, for the avowed purpose of keeping alive the dead man’s notorious memory. At much damage to his reputation, the hero has stood by her and her husband through their worst days and now consoles the widow with a genuine friendship which the pair are content to let the world misunderstand. Sybil’s revenge upon fate is to draw young men under the blighting influence of her husband’s life and work, but having a real affection for the lawyer, she bestirs herself to find him a wife, judging that at forty, after an unsavoury career which has exhausted his resources, nothing else can secure him safety and happiness.” (Bookm.)