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._
=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.”—_Spectator._ “A very
interesting account of the work of Sir Jagadis Bose.”—_Oxford
Magazine._ “Has caught the spirit of the Eastern conception of
world movements.”—_Calcutta Statesman._
=Lars Porsena=, or the Future of Swearing and Improper Language. By
ROBERT GRAVES. _Third impression._
“Goes uncommonly well, and deserves to.”—_Observer._ “Not for
squeamish readers.”—_Spectator._ “No more amusingly unexpected
contribution has been made to this series. A deliciously ironical
affair.”—_Bystander._ “His highly entertaining essay is as full
as the current standard of printers and police will allow.”—_New
Statesman._ “Humour and style are beyond criticism.”—_Irish
Statesman._
=Socrates=, or the Emancipation of Mankind. By H. F. CARLILL.
“Devotes a specially lively section to the herd instinct.”—_Times._
“Clearly, and with a balance that is almost Aristotelian, he
reveals what modern psychology is going to accomplish.”—_New
Statesman._ “One of the most brilliant and important of a
remarkable series.”—_Westminster Gazette._
=Delphos=, or the Future of International Language. By E. SYLVIA
PANKHURST.
“Equal to anything yet produced in this brilliant series. Miss
Pankhurst states very clearly what all thinking people must soon
come to believe, that an international language would be one of the
greatest assets of civilization.”—_Spectator._ “A most readable
book, full of enthusiasm, an important contribution to this
subject.”—_International Language._
=Gallio=, or the Tyranny of Science. By J. W. N. SULLIVAN, author of
“A History of Mathematics.”
“So packed with ideas that it is not possible to give any adequate
_résumé_ of its contents.”—_Times Literary Supplement._ “His
remarkable monograph, his devastating summary of materialism, this
pocket _Novum Organum_.”—_Spectator._ “Possesses a real distinction
of thought and manner. It must be read.”—_New Statesman._
=Apollonius=, or the Future of Psychical Research. By E. N. BENNETT,
author of “Problems of Village Life,” etc.
“A sane, temperate and suggestive survey of a field of inquiry
which is slowly but surely pushing to the front.”—_Times Literary
Supplement._ “His exposition of the case for psychic research is
lucid and interesting.”—_Scotsman._ “Displays the right temper,
admirably conceived, skilfully executed.”—_Liverpool Post._
=Aeolus=, or the Future of the Flying Machine. By OLIVER STEWART.
“Both his wit and his expertness save him from the
nonsensical-fantastic. There is nothing vague or sloppy in these
imaginative forecasts.”—_Daily News._ “He is to be congratulated.
His book is small, but it is so delightfully funny that it is well
worth the price, and there really are sensible ideas behind the
jesting.”—_Aeroplane._
=Stentor=, or the Press of To-Day and To-Morrow. By DAVID OCKHAM.
“A valuable and exceedingly interesting commentary on a vital phase
of modern development.”—_Daily Herald._ “Vigorous and well-written,
eminently readable.”—_Yorkshire Post._ “He has said what one
expects any sensible person to say about the ‘trustification’ of
the Press.”—_Spectator._
=Rusticus=, or the Future of the Countryside. By MARTIN S. BRIGGS,
F.R.I.B.A.
“Few of the 50 volumes, provocative and brilliant as most of them
have been, capture our imagination as does this one.”—_Daily
Telegraph._ “The historical part is as brilliant a piece of packed
writing as could be desired.”—_Daily Herald._ “Serves a national
end. The book is in essence a pamphlet, though it has the form and
charm of a book.”—_Spectator._
=Janus=, or the Conquest of War. By WILLIAM MCDOUGALL, M.B., F.R.S.
“Among all the booklets of this brilliant series, none, I think
is so weighty and impressive as this. It contains thrice as much
matter as the other volumes and is profoundly serious.”—Dean Inge,
in _Evening Standard_. “A deeply interesting and fair-minded study
of the causes of war and the possibilities of their prevention.
Every word is sound.”—_Spectator._
=Vulcan=, or the Future of Labour. By CECIL CHISHOLM.
“Of absorbing interest.”—_Daily Herald._ “No one, perhaps, has
ever condensed so many hard facts into the appearance of agreeable
fiction, nor held the balance so nicely between technicalities
and flights of fancy, as the author of this excellent book in
a brilliant series. _Vulcan_ is a little book, but between
its covers knowledge and vision are pressed down and brimming
over.”—_Spectator._
=Hymen=, or the Future of Marriage. By NORMAN HAIRE.
This candid and unprejudiced survey inquires why the majority
of marriages to-day seem to be so unsatisfactory, and finds the
answer in the sexual ethic of our civilization which is ill adapted
to our social and economic needs. The problems of sex-morality,
sex-education, prostitution, in-breeding, birth-control,
trial-marriage, and polygamy are all touched upon.
=The Next Chapter=: the War against the Moon. By ANDRÉ MAUROIS,
author of ‘Ariel’, etc.
This imaginary chapter of world-history (1951-64) from the pen of
one of the most brilliant living French authors mixes satire and
fancy in just proportions. It tells how the press of the world is
controlled by five men, how world interest is focussed on an attack
on the moon, how thus the threat of world-war is averted. But when
the moon retaliates....
=Galatea=, or the Future of Darwinism. By W. RUSSELL BRAIN.
This non-technical but closely-reasoned book is a challenge to the
orthodox teaching on evolution known as Neo-Darwinism. The author
claims that, although Neo-Darwinian theories can possibly account
for the evolution of forms, they are quite inadequate to explain
the evolution of functions.
=Scheherazade=, or the Future of the English Novel. By JOHN
CARRUTHERS.
A survey of contemporary fiction in England and America lends to
the conclusion that the literary and scientific influences of
the last fifty years have combined to make the novel of to-day
predominantly analytic. It has thus gained in psychological
subtlety, but lost its form. How this may be regained is put
forward in the conclusion.
=Caledonia=, or the Future of the Scots. By G. M. THOMSON.
Exit the Scot! Under this heading the Scottish people are revealed
as a leaderless mob in whom national pride has been strangled. They
regard, unmoved, the spectacle of their monstrous slum-evil, the
decay of their industries, the devastation of their countryside.
This is the most compact and mordant indictment of Scottish policy
that has yet been written.
=Albyn=, or Scotland and the Future. By C. M. GRIEVE, author of
‘Contemporary Scottish Studies’, etc.
A vigorous answer, explicit and implicit, to _Caledonia_,
tracing the movements of a real Scottish revival, in music, art,
literature, and politics, and coming to the conclusion that there
is a chance even now for the regeneration of the Scottish people.
=Lares et Penates=, or the Future of the Home. By H. J. BIRNSTINGL.
All the many forces at work to-day are influencing the planning,
appearance, and equipment of the home. This is the main thesis of
this stimulating volume, which considers also the labour-saving
movement, the ‘ideal’ house, the influence of women, the servant
problem, and the relegation of aesthetic considerations to the
background. Disconcerting prognostications follow.
_NEARLY READY_
=Archon=, or the Future of Government. By HAMILTON FYFE.
A survey of the methods of government in the past leads the author
to a consideration of conditions in the world of to-day. He then
indicates the lines along which progress may develop.
=Hermes=, or the Future of Chemistry. By T. W. JONES, B.SC., F.C.S.
Chemistry as the means of human emancipation is the subject of
this book. To-day chemistry is one of the master factors of our
existence; to-morrow it will dominate every phase of life, winning
for man the goal of all his endeavour, economic freedom. It may
also effect a startling change in man himself.
=The Future of Physics.= By L. L. WHYTE.
The last few years have been a critical period in the development
of physics. We stand on the eve of a new epoch. Physics, biology,
and psychology are converging towards a scientific synthesis of
unprecedented importance whose influence on thought and social
custom will be so profound as to mark a stage in human evolution.
This book interprets these events and should be read in connexion
with _Gallio_, by J. W. N. Sullivan, in this series.
=Ikonoclastes=, or the Future of Shakespeare. By HUBERT GRIFFITHS.
Taking as text the recent productions of classical plays in modern
dress, the author, a distinguished dramatic critic, suggests that
this is the proper way of reviving Shakespeare and other great
dramatists of the past, and that their successful revival in modern
dress may perhaps be taken as an indication of their value.
_IN PREPARATION_
=Bacchus=, or the Future of Wine. By P. MORTON SHAND.
=Mercurius=, or the World on Wings. By C. THOMPSON WALKER.
=The Future of Sport.= By G. S. SANDILANDS.
=The Future of India.= By T. EARLE WELBY.
=The Future of Films.= By ERNEST BETTS.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been
corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within
the text and consultation of external sources.
Some hyphens in words have been silently removed, some added,
when a predominant preference was found in the original book.
Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text,
and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.
Pg 23: ‘more medieval in’ replaced by ‘more mediæval in’.
Pg 53: ‘is not suprising’ replaced by ‘is not surprising’.
Catalog:
Pg C17: ‘their montrous’ replaced by ‘their monstrous’.