New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-02
1r1bunes News and Reviews of Books and Authors
NJ. France and MIR. Bro11n
BY Burton Rascoc


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4 perhaps injustice to Mr. Broun with Anatoe
France possibly ndignty great French master M
lin apologize The books happened to come from The
presses during the week. and point fact they bear
ain resemblance NJ France the accepted sense
ne Broun but they agreeable saunerers aong
crary bah they speak of apropos Of this and that
Al happens mind possess equally the virtues ~
r simplicity honesty and lucidity only fair to saw that NJ
rce is cultured man, in the human;
aroduct of tradition and that Mr. Rror l.; w.
Il not fault Harvard and learned much
IL football to the Jesuit Coleoe S+ar;sIa
learned much about Lucretus Homer and Saint F; A;
NBroun acquired Of fair play life and
nice acquired of fair play things the spirit And
s football baseball tennis and boxing stronger with
han Of ideas Mr. command larger audience
nmeca than NJ France This tragedy. M France dare
would be the first to assert that the contrary blessing
Vulnerable Office slaves enabling them the trumph Of
Hto Achilles Agammenon and Ajax Only names would be
Dsp Carpenter Babe Ruth, Benny Mallory
Let p0a OUT az once the more conspicuous differences between
oun and France the difference ephemerety and per-
Nance legitimate to do this has charming
dence not SO long that should Mr.
s for twenty-five would that Hevwood
classic think that perhaps Mr. adudging himself
fy but base this theory on his potentaits rather
pmanc Mr. Broun impatient hesitate to include
she his book conjecture author Of The
R Aside from the fact that the authorship
s the least important it is already that E. NJ Hull
v1an shall all forget promptly similar readers Of similar
@ have forgotten what Three Weeks beverly Graustar
ABILITIES Shop Window all point Is that Mr. Broun
dto "The she springboad for phoso-
ping France Gp Mr. concerned about the
and the authorship Of speculation
while France devotng classics at College
Sas he learned about fe whereas Mr.. devone
f Harvard, didn't about boxing
Hvotes audation of Benny fighting
Hsnds straight like gentleman and champion always
ra to hut with either hang No performer any
been correct than Leonard When Benny foued
hpponent the other night began Broun guide
nte thing condoned his
would
I imeQtaly But this his of
liability far 1t is all we'll enough say, telling YOU
M me- but what does to him if he
conantly proved to be wrong
That quarrel with 'Fecs of Hate Just three
this book Judge Krnk I Die Rutgers and sport
fo Sake which have the qualities that peanence The
rests much Journalism. These essays the felicity of
M expression the validity of the ideas they contain the relation
h bear to life show What Mr. Broun capable doing There
wen possibly five in his last book which test M
NAB On Life aud Letters reject as too
m books of literary CRITICISM the week over
n0o tour yars< Mr. Broun has published
one year This is not to take self seriously
reason he should take himself seriously
qaa OF mind that make for literary charitable and
% ne mas proad humane vision of fe he
aed with of humor; and he has that
hy and readable He is engaging life when
axes the trouble to think usually writes too much TO
gNemuch thought about
Mr. Malls translation of the third Vie Ltteare
usy done The charm Of the skeptic is there
M volume contains the superb Baudeae
aps the "est and most sympathetic treatment of these
fa1 unhappy poets to be found anywhere