Man Who Rebelled Against Cities

Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 28, 23 December 1938, Page 12

Man Who Rebelled Against Cities

"THERE is something genuine about people from the country; some of the realness of the soil. They know the value of things that matter.’ So far Mr. Crichton Porteous in his deepiy-felt novel "Warmers Creed." The author of this book descrikes how. and why, he left a city. job that might have "led somewhere." He apparently wanted to be free and find a path out of the artificiality of town life as he Ied it. Well, he went io the country, and seemed very happy there. He met some interesting people whom he

liked. He tells us of rather commonplace, though to him strange, adventures, that are mildly amusing in their naivete. It seems curious that if the life of a farmer is the only real one, so many would gladly exchange it for a position in town; and the rather cleverly-levelled accusations against city-men let us glimpse a fanatic, I think. The book would be more valuable 4f the author had allowed the city man to utter some wise thoughts, too, instead of reserving them all for the farmer. But whatever one thinks about Mr. Porteous’s philosophy of life (with which I, by the way, more or less agree, and therefore tried to show its weaknesses) his book is well written, every lover of country life will enjoy it, and townspeople

can learn much from it-

S.

K.

"Farmer's Creed.’ Cricton Porteous. Harrop, London. Our copy from the pubilshers