An English poet long settled in France writes on the French authors of the new century, adding afterwords on how the war changed them. There are studies of Maurice Barrès, Romain Rolland, Edmond Rostand, Paul Claudel, Francis Jammes, René Boylesve, André Gide, Charles Péguy, Ernest Psichari, Henri Barbusse and others, many drawn from personal acquaintance.
A valuable contemporary account of French literature before and during the Great War. Download the free EPUB.