every thinking scholar and worker at the present day for this series.
We must pay tribute to the high standard of thought and expression
they maintain. As small gift-books, austerely yet prettily produced,
they remain unequalled of their kind. We can give but the briefest
suggestions of their value to the student, the politician, and the
voter....”
_Japan Chronicle_: “While cheap prophecy is a futile thing, wisdom
consists largely in looking forward to consequences. It is this that
makes these books of considerable interest.”
_New York World_: “Holds the palm in the speculative and
interpretative thought of the age.”
_VOLUMES READY_
=Daedalus=, or Science and the Future. By J. B. S. HALDANE, Reader in
Biochemistry, University of Cambridge. _Seventh impression._
“A fascinating and daring little book.”--_Westminster Gazette._
“The essay is brilliant, sparkling with wit and bristling with
challenges.”--_British Medical Journal._ “Predicts the most
startling changes.”--_Morning Post._
=Callinicus=, a Defence of Chemical Warfare. By J. B. S. HALDANE.
_Second impression._
“Mr. Haldane’s brilliant study.”--_Times Leading Article._ “A
book to be read by every intelligent adult.”--_Spectator._ “This
brilliant little monograph.”--_Daily News._
=Icarus=, or the Future of Science. By BERTRAND RUSSELL, F.R.S.
_Fourth impression._
“Utter pessimism.”--_Observer._ “Mr. Russell refuses to believe
that the progress of Science must be a boon to mankind.”--_Morning
Post._ “A stimulating book, that leaves one not at all
discouraged.”--_Daily Herald._
=What I Believe.= By BERTRAND RUSSELL, F.R.S. _Third impression._
“One of the most brilliant and thought-stimulating little books
I have read--a better book even than Icarus.”--_Nation._ “Simply
and brilliantly written.”--_Nature._ “In stabbing sentences he
punctures the bubble of cruelty, envy, narrowness, and ill-will
which those in authority call their morals.”--_New Leader._
=Tantalus=, or the Future of Man. By F. C. S. SCHILLER, D.SC., Fellow
of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. _Second impression._
“They are all (_Daedalus_, _Icarus_, and _Tantalus_) brilliantly
clever, and they supplement or correct one another.”--_Dean
Inge_, in _Morning Post_. “Immensely valuable and infinitely
readable.”--_Daily News._ “The book of the week.”--S_pectator._
=Cassandra=, or the Future of the British Empire. By F. C. S.
SCHILLER, D.SC.
“We commend it to the complacent of all parties.”--_Saturday
Review._ “The book is small, but very, very weighty; brilliantly
written, it ought to be read by all shades of politicians and
students of politics.”--_Yorkshire Post._ “Yet another addition to
that bright constellation of pamphlets.”--_Spectator._
=Quo Vadimus?= Glimpses of the Future. By E. E. FOURNIER D’ALBE,
D.SC., author of “Selenium, the Moon Element,” etc.
“A wonderful vision of the future. A book that will be talked
about.”--_Daily Graphic._ “A remarkable contribution to a
remarkable series.”--_Manchester Dispatch._ “Interesting and
singularly plausible.”--_Daily Telegraph._
=Thrasymachus=, the Future of Morals. By C. E. M. JOAD, author of
“The Babbitt Warren,” etc. _Second impression._
“His provocative book.”--_Graphic._ “Written in a style of
deliberate brilliance.”--_Times Literary Supplement._ “As outspoken
and unequivocal, a contribution as could well be imagined.
Even those readers who dissent will be forced to recognize the
admirable clarity with which he states his case. A book that will
startle.”--_Daily Chronicle._
=Lysistrata=, or Woman’s Future and Future Woman. By ANTHONY M.
LUDOVICI, author of “A Defence of Aristocracy,” etc. _Second
Impression._
“A stimulating book. Volumes would be needed to deal, in the
fullness his work provokes, with all the problems raised.”--_Sunday
Times._ “Pro-feminine, but anti-feministic.”--_Scotsman._ “Full of
brilliant common-sense.”--_Observer._
=Hypatia=, or Woman and Knowledge. By MRS. BERTRAND RUSSELL. With a
frontispiece. _Third impression._
An answer to _Lysistrata_. “A passionate vindication of the rights
of women.”--_Manchester Guardian._ “Says a number of things
that sensible women have been wanting publicly said for a long
time.”--_Daily Herald._
=Hephaestus=, the Soul of the Machine. By E. E. FOURNIER D’ALBE, D.SC.
“A worthy contribution to this interesting series. A delightful
and thought-provoking essay.”--_Birmingham Post._ “There is a
special pleasure in meeting with a book like _Hephaestus_. The
author has the merit of really understanding what he is talking
about.”--_Engineering._ “An exceedingly clever defence of
machinery.”--_Architects’ Journal._
=The Passing of the Phantoms=: a Study of Evolutionary Psychology and
Morals. By C. J. PATTEN, Professor of Anatomy, Sheffield University.
With 4 Plates.
“Readers of _Daedalus_, _Icarus_ and _Tantalus_, will be
grateful for an excellent presentation of yet another point
of view.”--_Yorkshire Post._ “This bright and bracing little
book.”--_Literary Guide._ “Interesting and original.”--_Medical
Times._
=The Mongol in our Midst=: a Study of Man and his Three Faces. By
F. G. CROOKSHANK, M.D., F.R.C.P. With 28 Plates. _Second Edition,
revised._
“A brilliant piece of speculative induction.”--_Saturday Review._
“An extremely interesting and suggestive book, which will reward
careful reading.”--_Sunday Times._ “The pictures carry fearful
conviction.”--_Daily Herald._
=The Conquest of Cancer.= By H. W. S. WRIGHT, M.S., F.R.C.S.
Introduction by F. G. CROOKSHANK, M.D.
“Eminently suitable for general reading. The problem is fairly
and lucidly presented. One merit of Mr. Wright’s plan is that he
tells people what, in his judgment, they can best do, _here and
now_.”--From the _Introduction_.
=Pygmalion=, or the Doctor of the Future. By R. MCNAIR WILSON, M.B.
“Dr. Wilson has added a brilliant essay to this series.”--_Times
Literary Supplement._ “This is a very little book, but there is
much wisdom in it.”--_Evening Standard._ “No doctor worth his salt
would venture to say that Dr. Wilson was wrong.”--_Daily Herald._
=Prometheus=, or Biology and the Advancement of Man. By H. S.
JENNINGS, Professor of Zoology, Johns Hopkins University.
“This volume is one of the most remarkable that has yet appeared
in this series. Certainly the information it contains will be
new to most educated laymen. It is essentially a discussion
of ... heredity and environment, and it clearly establishes
the fact that the current use of these terms has no scientific
justification.”--_Times Literary Supplement._ “An exceedingly
brilliant book.”--_New Leader._
=Narcissus=: an Anatomy of Clothes. By GERALD HEARD. With 19
illustrations.
“A most suggestive book.”--_Nation._ “Irresistible. Reading it
is like a switchback journey. Starting from prehistoric times we
rocket down the ages.”--_Daily News._ “Interesting, provocative,
and entertaining.”--_Queen._
=Thamyris=, or Is There a Future for Poetry? By R. C. TREVELYAN.
“Learned, sensible, and very well-written.”--_Affable Hawk_, in
_New Statesman_. “Very suggestive.”--_J. C. Squire_, in _Observer_.
“A very charming piece of work, I agree with all, or at any rate,
almost all its conclusions.”--_J. St. Loe Strachey_, in _Spectator_.
=Proteus=, or the Future of Intelligence. By VERNON LEE, author of
“Satan the Waster,” etc.
“We should like to follow the author’s suggestions as to the
effect of intelligence on the future of Ethics, Aesthetics,
and Manners. Her book is profoundly stimulating and should be
read by everyone.”--_Outlook._ “A concise, suggestive piece of
work.”--_Saturday Review._
=Timotheus=, the Future of the Theatre. By BONAMY DOBRÉE, author of
“Restoration Drama,” etc.
“A witty, mischievous little book, to be read with
delight.”--_Times Literary Supplement._ “This is a delightfully
witty book.”--_Scotsman._ “In a subtly satirical vein he visualizes
various kinds of theatres in 200 years time. His gay little book
makes delightful reading.”--_Nation._
=Paris=, or the Future of War. By Captain B. H. LIDDELL HART.
“A companion volume to _Callinicus_. A gem of close thinking
and deduction.”--_Observer._ “A noteworthy contribution to a
problem of concern to every citizen in this country.”--_Daily
Chronicle._ “There is some lively thinking about the future of war
in _Paris_, just added to this set of live-wire pamphlets on big
subjects.”--_Manchester Guardian._
=Wireless Possibilities.= By Professor A. M. LOW. With 4 diagrams.
“As might be expected from an inventor who is always so fresh, he
has many interesting things to say.”--_Evening Standard._ “The
mantle of Blake has fallen upon the physicists. To them we look for
visions, and we find them in this book.”--_New Statesman._
=Perseus=: of Dragons. By H. F. SCOTT STOKES. With 2 illustrations.
“A diverting little book, chock-full of ideas. Mr. Stokes’
dragon-lore is both quaint and various.”--_Morning Post._ “Very
amusingly written, and a mine of curious knowledge for which the
discerning reader will find many uses.”--_Glasgow Herald._
=Lycurgus=, or the Future of Law. By E. S. P. HAYNES, author of
“Concerning Solicitors,” etc.
“An interesting and concisely written book.”--_Yorkshire Post._ “He
roundly declares that English criminal law is a blend of barbaric
violence, medieval prejudices, and modern fallacies.... A humane
and conscientious investigation.”--_T.P.’s Weekly._ “A thoughtful
book--deserves careful reading.”--_Law Times._
=Euterpe=, or the Future of Art. By LIONEL R. MCCOLVIN, author of
“The Theory of Book-Selection.”
“Discusses briefly, but very suggestively, the problem of the
future of art in relation to the public.”--_Saturday Review._
“Another indictment of machinery as a soul-destroyer ... Mr. Colvin
has the courage to suggest solutions.”--_Westminster Gazette._
“This is altogether a much-needed book.”--_New Leader._
=Pegasus=, or Problems of Transport. By Colonel J. F. C. FULLER,
author of “The Reformation of War,” etc. With 8 Plates.
“The foremost military prophet of the day propounds a solution
for industrial and unemployment problems. It is a bold essay
... and calls for the attention of all concerned with imperial
problems.”--_Daily Telegraph._ “Practical, timely, very interesting
and very important.”--J. St. Loe Strachey, in _Spectator_.
=Atlantis=, or America and the Future. By Colonel J. F. C. FULLER.
“Candid and caustic.”--_Observer._ “Many hard things have been
said about America, but few quite so bitter and caustic as
these.”--_Daily Sketch._ “He can conjure up possibilities of a new
Atlantis.”--_Clarion._
=Midas=, or the United States and the Future. By C. H. BRETHERTON,
author of “The Real Ireland”, etc.
A companion volume to _Atlantis_. “Full of astute observations
and acute reflections ... this wise and witty pamphlet, a
provocation to the thought that is creative.”--_Morning Post._
“A punch in every paragraph. One could hardly ask for more
‘meat.’”--_Spectator._
=Nuntius=, or Advertising and its Future. By GILBERT RUSSELL.
“Expresses the philosophy of advertising concisely and
well.”--_Observer._ “It is doubtful if a more straightforward
exposition of the part advertising plays in our public and private
life has been written.”--_Manchester Guardian._
=Birth Control and the State=: a Plea and a Forecast. By C. P.
BLACKER, _M.C._, M.A., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
“A very careful summary.”--_Times Literary Supplement._ “A
temperate and scholarly survey of the arguments for and against
the encouragement of the practice of birth control.”--_Lancet._
“He writes lucidly, moderately, and from wide knowledge; his book
undoubtedly gives a better understanding of the subject than any
other brief account we know. It also suggests a policy.”--_Saturday
Review._
=Ouroboros=, or the Mechanical Extension of Mankind. By GARET GARRETT.
“This brilliant and provoking little book.”--_Observer._ “A
significant and thoughtful essay, calculated in parts to make our
flesh creep.”--_Spectator._ “A brilliant writer, Mr. Garrett is a
remarkable man. He explains something of the enormous change the
machine has made in life.”--_Daily Express._
=Artifex=, or the Future of Craftsmanship. By JOHN GLOAG, author of
“Time, Taste, and Furniture.”
“An able and interesting summary of the history of craftsmanship
in the past, a direct criticism of the present, and at the end
his hopes for the future. Mr. Gloag’s real contribution to
the future of craftsmanship is his discussion of the uses of
machinery.”--_Times Literary Supplement._
=Plato’s American Republic.= By J. DOUGLAS WOODRUFF. _Third
impression._
“Uses the form of the Socratic dialogue with devastating success.
A gently malicious wit sparkles in every page.”--_Sunday Times._
“Having deliberately set himself an almost impossible task, has
succeeded beyond belief.”--_Saturday Review._ “Quite the liveliest
even of this spirited series.”--_Observer._
=Orpheus=, or the Music of the Future. By W. J. TURNER, author of
“Music and Life.”
“A book on music that we can read not merely once, but twice or
thrice. Mr. Turner has given us some of the finest thinking upon
Beethoven that I have ever met with.”--_Ernest Newman_ in _Sunday
Times_. “A brilliant essay in contemporary philosophy.”--_Outlook._
“The fruit of real knowledge and understanding.”--_New Statesman._
=Terpander=, or Music and the Future. By E. J. DENT, author of
“Mozart’s Operas.”
“In _Orpheus_ Mr. Turner made a brilliant voyage in search of
first principles. Mr. Dent’s book is a skilful review of the
development of music. It is the most succinct and stimulating
essay on music I have found....”--_Musical News._ “Remarkably able
and stimulating.”--_Times Literary Supplement._ “There is hardly
another critic alive who could sum up contemporary tendencies so
neatly.”--_Spectator._
=Sibylla=, or the Revival of Prophecy. By C. A. MACE, University of
St. Andrew’s.
“An entertaining and instructive pamphlet.”--_Morning Post._
“Places a nightmare before us very ably and wittily.”--_Spectator._
“Passages in it are excellent satire, but on the whole Mr. Mace’s
speculations may be taken as a trustworthy guide ... to modern
scientific thought.”--_Birmingham Post._
=Lucullus=, or the Food of the Future. By OLGA HARTLEY and Mrs. C. F.
LEYEL, authors of ‘The Gentle Art of Cookery.’
“This is a clever and witty little volume in an entertaining
series, and it makes enchanting reading.”--_Times Literary
Supplement._ “Opens with a brilliant picture of modern man, living
in a vacuum-cleaned, steam-heated, credit-furnished suburban
mansion ‘with a wolf in the basement’--the wolf of hunger. This
banquet of epigrams.”--_Spectator._
=Procrustes=, or the Future of English Education. By M. ALDERTON PINK.
“Undoubtedly he makes out a very good case.”--_Daily Herald._
“This interesting addition to the series.”--_Times Educational
Supplement._ “Intends to be challenging and succeeds in being so.
All fit readers will find it stimulating.”--_Northern Echo._
=The Future of Futurism.= By JOHN RODKER.
“Mr. Rodker is up-to-the-minute, and he has accomplished a
considerable feat in writing, on such a vague subject, 92 extremely
interesting pages.”--T. S. Eliot, in _Nation_. “There are a good
many things in this book which are of interest.”--_Times Literary
Supplement._
=Pomona=, or the Future of English. By BASIL DE SÉLINCOURT, author of
‘The English Secret’, etc.
“The future of English is discussed fully and with fascinating
interest.”--_Morning Post._ “Has a refreshing air of the
unexpected. Full of wise thoughts and happy words.”--_Times
Literary Supplement._ “Here is suggestive thought, quite different
from most speculations on the destiny of our language.”--_Journal
of Education._
=Balbus=, or the Future of Architecture. By CHRISTIAN BARMAN,
editor of ‘The Architect’s Journal’.
“A really brilliant addition to this already distinguished
series. The reading of _Balbus_ will give much data for
intelligent prophecy, and incidentally, an hour or so of excellent
entertainment.”--_Spectator._ “Most readable and reasonable. We can
recommend it warmly.”--_New Statesman._ “This intriguing little
book.”--_Connoisseur._
_JUST PUBLISHED_
=Apella=, or the Future of the Jews. By A QUARTERLY REVIEWER.
“Cogent, because of brevity and a magnificent prose style, this
book wins our quiet praise. It is a fine pamphlet, adding to the
value of the series, and should not be missed.”--_Spectator._ “A
notable addition to this excellent series. His arguments are a
provocation to fruitful thinking.”--_Morning Post._
=The Dance of Çiva=, or Life’s Unity and Rhythm. By COLLUM.
“It has substance and thought in it. The author is very much alive
and responsive to the movements of to-day which seek to unite the
best thought of East and West, and discusses Mussolini and Jagadis
Bose with perspicacity.”--_Spectator._
=Lars Porsena=, or the Future of Swearing and Improper Language. By
ROBERT GRAVES.
“An amusing little book.”--_Daily Mirror._ “It is to this subject
[of swearing] that Mr. Graves brings much erudition and not a
little irony.”--_John O’London’s Weekly._ “Not for squeamish
readers.”--_Spectator._ “Too outspoken. The writer sails very near
the wind, but all the same has some sound constructive things to
say.”--_Manchester Dispatch._
=Socrates=, or the Emancipation of Mankind. By H. F. CARLILL.
Sets out the new view of the nature of man, to which the trend of
modern psychology, anthropology, and evolutionary theory has led,
shows the important consequences to human behaviour and efficiency
which are bound to follow, and maintains that man is at last
conscious of his power to control his biological inheritance.
=Delphos=, or the Future of International Language. By E. SYLVIA
PANKHURST.
An inquiry into the possibility of a medium of inter-communication,
auxiliary to the mother tongues. A survey of past attempts from
the sixteenth century to the present day. A prophecy of the coming
inter-language, its form, its social and cultural utility, and its
influence on world peace.
=Gallio=, or the Tyranny of Science. By J. W. N. SULLIVAN, author
of “A History of Mathematics.”
Is the scientific universe the real universe? What is the character
of the universe revealed by modern science? Are values inherent in
reality? What is the function of the arts? In addition to answering
these questions, the author attacks the notion that science is
materialistic.
=Apollonius=, or the Future of Psychical Research. By E. N.
BENNETT, author of “Problems of Village Life,” etc.
An attempt to summarize the results secured by the scientific
treatment of psychical phenomena, to forecast the future
developments of such research, and to answer the familiar question
“What is the good of it all?”
_NEARLY READY_
=Janus=, or the Conquest of War. By WILLIAM MCDOUGALL, M.B., F.R.S.,
Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of “The Group
Mind,” etc.
A volume of fundamental importance to all those who would avoid
future wars. Sections are devoted to lessons of the Great War, the
Causes of War, Preventives of War, League to Enforce Peace, and
International Air Force as a Prevention of War.
=Rusticus=, or the Future of the Countryside. By MARTIN S. BRIGGS,
F.R.I.B.A., author of “A Short History of the Building Crafts,” etc.
Attributes much of the blame for the desecration of our countryside
to the petrol-engine, though he recognizes other contributory
causes. He attempts to analyse the charm of our counties before the
Industrial Revolution and shows how that movement influenced their
aspect. Finally he surveys the future, making practical suggestions
to avoid further ‘uglification.’
=Aeolus=, or the Future of the Flying Machine. By OLIVER STEWART,
author of “Strategy and Tactics of Air Fighting.”
A picture of the air-vehicle and air-battleship of the future,
painted with colours from the aeronautical research work of to-day.
The author foresees that the flying machine will resist mass
production. Aircraft will be exalted as individual creations of the
Artist-Scientist rather than debased as tools of the Commercialist.
=Stentor=, or the Future of the Press. By DAVID OCKHAM.
Shows how since the War the control of the Press has passed into
the hands of only five men. The law is powerless, even if willing,
to check this justification. Now that independent organs of opinion
are almost eliminated, the author discusses the danger to the
community unless the Public is made aware of the personalities and
policies behind the Trusts.
_IN PREPARATION_
=The Future of India.= By T. EARLE WELBY.
An analysis of the spiritual and political future of 320 million
persons in the light of present tendencies.
=Mercurius=, or the World on Wings. By C. THOMPSON WALKER.
A picture of the air-vehicle and the air-port of to-morrow, and the
influence aircraft will have on our lives.
=The Future of Films.= By ERNEST BETTS.
=Vulcan=, or Labour To-Day and To-Morrow. By CECIL CHISHOLM.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Quoted in D. H. S. Cranage, _The Home of the Monk_, p. 105.
[2] _Seven Lamps_, IV, 21.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES:
Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_.
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.
Archaic or variant spelling has been retained.