TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1922 THE SUMMER MICHIGAN DAILY CRITIQUE One of the most interesting books which I have chanced upon is "The Opinions of Anatole France," (Knopf). The substance of it was documented from the conversation of the French writer by Paul Gsell who also, some few years ago, did a like volume on Auguste Rodin. 'Whether the words of France were taken down verbatim or not I cannot exactly say, but I suspect that they were not. Something of Anatole France's style seems to be missing; A IL C To BATHE Croome's BATHING I Fr YOU WILL FIND THE Farmers and Mechanics Bank A pleasant, conven-. ient and SAFE place to transact your business. TWO OFFICES. 101-105 South Main St. 330 South State St. Nickels' Arcade Member of the Federal Reserve there is a certain sparkle and ironic crispness o wrds lacking, though that may be due to a difference be- tween France's writing and his specch. I lowever, I note a similarity between the speech of Rodin, reported by Gsell, and that of France, also reported by Gsell. Gsell seems, as Mr. Mencken has pointed out, a sort of a French Bos- well, and I formed a like opinion when I read the Rodin volume. There is a great deal of lavish praise, which, however merited, seems to be a little too saccharine for one of my tastes. In spots it descends to the downrght subservience of a barber, a bootblack, or a school teacher shaking hands with Warren Harding. However, mistake not, the book a a whole is very enlightening, 'very in- teresting, very entertaining, and it gives some intimate pictures of Ana- tole France, as intimate, perhaps as one could wish of the man other than in a robe de nuit. And while the ironii words of France seem to be lacking in some cases the ironic substancei niot. Indeed, it is said that this is the very volume which caused Frace to be regarded very disfavorably by h government, though I really can't see why. Even in this benighted and pur- itanistically sodden locality I have said things far more offensive to the gods. Still, rance has his say on almost all subjects, and I suspect that it is his opinions on war which brought down the wrath of the patriotics, pol- itical sans-culottes. Surely, however, the Left Wing cannot have looked up.- on him with so much disfavor, even though still suffering some from the late hysteria and the tune of the Mar- sellaise. Not only is Anatole France looked upon with indignation by the govern- ment, but I hear he is on the Index of the Catholic church. The good Fath- ers have likely discovered that "Pen- guin Island" is not a nursery tale. In my opinion, for France to achieve these additional honors at his age is to have his full and long life crown- ed with ultimate expression of suc- cess. If he could only get all other churches and all other governments against him he would have nothing more to ask of existence in this "best of all possible worlds." But he has done enough, thought enough, written enough for one man. I doubt if there is a better artistic thinker in all of Europe. Certainly he is the clearest writer in all France, the best stylist in that country, which is to say the clearest writer and the best stylist in all the world. The book which I am reviewing- alas, with many digressions will be deightfut % anyone who appreciates Anatole France, and to anyone who has not read him, if that "anyone" has intellect. I recommend it chielly for the insights that it affords one aside from thse afforded by the many books by Monsieur Bergeret, as France is more intimately known. I quarrel with him on his idea that love for humanity is the source of in- spiration for genius, the soarc of1 gen- ius itself, and I think that France gets a little too softiph at times, but that doesn't hinder me from thinking that ie is, at the last end of life, still the most significant, the most charming I Are You Driving Home? 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