Can a native English speaker correct the mistakes in these sentences and make sound better?Thanks in advance.?

To read books by Anatole France was once considered the height of sophistication. There were very few other books that were anticipated to be read as much as were his books. Today, however, neither his name nor his works are hardly ever mentioned.

By writing or by words, you can make the invisible become visible, bring the dead to life again, and even manage to make the trees speak.

To read Anatole France was once the height of sophistication. Very few books were looked forward to as much as his; nowadays, no one ever mentions him.

Through words (or: By writing), you can make anything invisible visible, bring the dead to life, and make trees speak.

sorry, having trouble understanding the first... but for the second..."In using the written word, one can make the invisible visible, breath life into death, and make trees speak."

I don't think anything is wrong with the sentances. I like the word structure and the type of English you used to write it.