<p>Anatole France's "Our Children: Scenes from the Country and the Town" probes the complexities of childhood through a series of poignant narratives that juxtapose rural innocence against urban reality. Written in a fluid, lyrical style characteristic of France's oeuvre, the book encapsulates a late 19th-century French socio-cultural landscape, reflecting on how environment shapes the young psyche. With rich descriptions and emotional depth, the...