God's Troubadour: The Story Of Saint Francis Of Assisi

God's Troubadour: The Story Of Saint Francis Of Assisi

Author: Jewett, Sophie, 1861-1909

Year: 1910

CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. A Child of Long Ago i II. The Young Troubadour 13 III. The Young Soldier 21 IV. To Arms! 31 V. The New Road 41 VI. "The Other Life is as My Life" 51 VII. Father and Son 63 VIII. "Lady Poverty" 73 IX. The Bird Sisters 87 X. Brother Wolf 97 XI. The Three Robbers 113 XII. Nurse and Patient 125 XIII. With the Crusaders 135 XIV. The Christmas at Greccio 149 XV. La Verna 161 XVI. The Troubadour's Last Song 175 ILLUSTRATIONS Shepherds watching their Flocks. Frontispiece opp. page "Above the brown tiled roofs rise tall green cypress trees" 4 Wall of an Assisi Garden 4 "The hillsides are covered with olive trees" 8 " Strong, brown peasant women with burdens on their heads" 8 Gay Knights and Squires 16 The Castle of Assisi 20 A Gate in the City Wall 20 Perugia 24 Ponte San Giovanni 24 "It sets my heart a-beating" 38 "Spoleto lies at the end of the Umbrian valley " 44 Bridge near Foligno 44 Francis gives his Cloak to a Beggar 56 Old Bridge over the Tescio 60 Threshing-floor near Rivo Torto 60 " A poor little chapel by the roadside " 66 " A heavy load from the mountains " 66 Convent and Church of San Francesco, Assisi 70 " The little chapel of San Damiano " 70 "The sun