From: "Dan'l Danehy-Oakes" 
Subject: RE: (urth) Thais
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 16:26:49 -0700

> I am almost certain this is not the case.   I am very familiar with
> Chesterton's work and life, and while you are of course right 
> that he is a model for Wolfe: but he was not AFAIK aquainted with
> Anatole France

I could well be wrong (twice in one day...) -- I've always associated 
France with the whole extended group that included Belloc, Chesterton, 
etc., but I can't for the life of me think how I got that impression.

--Blattid


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