Part 9

“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.