Dedication

Not merely do I describe the work of a great European. Above all do Ipay tribute to a personality, that of one who for me and for many othershas loomed as the most impressive moral phenomenon of our age. Modelledupon his own biographies of classical figures, endeavouring to portraythe greatness of an artist while never losing sight of the man orforgetting his influence upon the world of moral endeavour, conceived inthis spirit, my book is likewise inspired with a sense of personalgratitude, in that, amid these days forlorn, it has been vouchsafed tome to know the miracle of so radiant an existence.

IN COMMEMORATION

of this uniqueness, I dedicate the book to those few who, in the hour offiery trial, remained faithful to

ROMAIN ROLLAND

AND TO OUR BELOVED HOME OF

EUROPE