24 JUNE 1899, Page 13

The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi. With 8

Illustra- tions by Paul Woodroffe. (Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co. 610—The dainty " Temple Classics " edition of the " Fioretti," which ap- peared only last year, seems to leave very little room for the present volume, which in itself is an attractive publication. It is larger than the " Temple" edition, and has a clearer page and bolder type. It has also eight very pretty illustrations, two of which, " St. Francis Taming the Turtle-doves " and " St. Francis Preaching to the Fishes," are quite charming On the other hand, it wants the beautiful " Sayings of Brother Giles " given at the end of Mr. Gollancz's translation, and we do not find the diction quite so fas- cinatingly nave as that of the " Temple " volume.