Part 6
“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’.