Part 8

“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.’