The hundreds of letters from readers and poets suggesting additions or
corrections as well as the columns of reviews of the first edition have
been considered. Poets who were chary of lending their support to an
unknown venture have now generously permitted the use of their work.
This edition includes the "new" poets such as MASEFIELD, CHESTERTON,
FROST, RUPERT BROOKE, DE LA MARE, RALPH HODGSON, etc.
"A collection so complete and distinguished that it is difficult to
find any other approaching it sufficiently for comparison."--_New
York Times Book Review_ on the first edition.
_India Paper, 4,096 pages_
_Cloth, one volume,_
_Cloth, two volumes,_
_Half Morocco, one volume,_
_Half Morocco, two volumes,_
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE
_By ROMAIN ROLLAND_
Translated from the French by GILBERT CANNAN. In three volumes, each
$1.50 net.
This great trilogy, the life story of a musician, at first the sensation
of musical circles in Paris, has come to be one of the most discussed
books among literary circles in France, England and America.
Each volume of the American edition has its own individual interest, can
be understood without the other, and comes to a definite conclusion.
_The three volumes with the titles of the French volumes included are:_
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE
Dawn--Morning--Youth--Revolt
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE IN PARIS
The Market Place--Antoinette--The House
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE: JOURNEY'S END
Love and Friendship--The Burning Bush--The New Dawn
_Some Noteworthy Comments_
"'Hats off, gentlemen--a genius.' · One may mention
'Jean-Christophe' in the same breath with Balzac's 'Lost
Illusions'; it is as big as that. · It is moderate praise to call
it with Edmund Gosse 'the noblest work of fiction of the twentieth
century'. · A book as big, as elemental, as original as though the
art of fiction began to-day. . We have nothing comparable in
English literature. · "--_Springfield Republican._
"If a man wishes to understand those devious currents which make up
the great, changing sea of modern life, there is hardly a single
book more illustrative, more informing and more
inspiring."--_Current Opinion._
"Must rank as one of the very few important works of fiction of the
last decade. A vital compelling work. We who love it feel that it
will live."--_Independent._
"The most momentous novel that has come to us from France, or from
any other European country, in a decade."--_Boston Transcript._
_A 32-page booklet about Romain Rolland and Jean-Christophe, with
portraits and complete reviews, on request._
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
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