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Mahatma Gandhi by Romain Rolland, Translated by Catherine D. Groth. New York: The Century...
...Romain Rolland has lately written a biography which interprets the spirit of the East in terms of Western ideas. He has described the life and teachings of the man "who has introduced into human politics the strongest religious impetus of the last two thousand years." He has expounded the religion of Mahatma Gandhi, and has made it clear, logical, plausible to western minds. He has made the man, and his influence, and the mysterious, sensitive fire of his spirit lives before us. At his touch the cryptic teaching of the new Messiah of India has unfolded...
...Romain Rolland has written a "three-dimensional biography" such as Carlyle tried to write. Besides giving the narrative of time, and the description of place, he has indicated the spirit of India which is the setting, and the powerful practical idealism of the prophet himself. He has come as near as is humanly possible to a four-dimensional biography. He himself has caught some of the quiet fire of sincerity, of the devotion to practical idealism which is in the soul of Gandhi. Mr. Rolland has the power belonging to mystics of the utmost lucidity of expression...
...least interesting of the three parts. In the second he describes the political, religious, and spiritual events of the first year of the revolt. The actual events are only sketched--the rest is the story of the man, and a people and a religion. Then Mr. Rolland gathers together the colored skeins of tragedy in the plot...
...From M. Rolland we learn that Gandhi was an English patriot as long as he could retain a grain of faith in England's loyalty...