""Jean-Christophe"" is the history of the development of a musician ofgenius. The present volume comprises the first four volumes of the originalFrench, viz.: ""L'Aube"", ""Le Matin"", ""L'Adolescent"" and ""La Revolte"" whichare designated in the translation as Part I-The Dawn; Part II-Morning; PartIII-Youth; Part IV-Revolt. Parts I and II carry Jean-Christophe from the momentof his hirth to the day when, after his first encounter with Woman, at the ageof fifteen, he falls back upon a Puritan creed. Parts III and IV describe thesucceeding five years of his life, when, at the age of twenty, his sincerity,integrity, and unswerving honesty have made existence impossible for him inthe little Rhine town of his birth. An act of open revolt against Germanmilitarism compels him to cross the frontier and tahe refuge in Paris, and theremainder of this vast booh is devoted to the adventures of Jean-Christophe inFrance.