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?”