TherearemanyeditionsofthewritingsofSt.Francis,andbiographiesabouthim,buthereinonevolumeareboth,plusthecompletetextofthelatemedievalwork,TheLittleFlowers,whichdidmoretoestablishthelegendofthemanthananyotherwork.This“ParacleteGiants“editionincludesthecompleteRoadtoAssisi,PaulSabatier’sground-breakingandfoundationalbiographyofthesaint,firstpublishedinFrenchin1894andre-issuedandexpandedin2002;thecompleteFrancisinHisOwnWords:TheEssentialWritings;andTheLittleFlowers,thusofferingthebestintroductiontoSt.Francisyetavailablebetweentwocovers.OtherParacleteGiantsincludeTheCompleteJulianofNorwichandTheCompleteIntroductiontotheDevoutLife,bothtranslatedandintroducedbyFr.John-Julian,OJN.
