Chapter III: Part 3

“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.’

“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.

Attributes much of the blame for the desecration of our countryside
to the petrol-engine, though he recognizes other contributory
causes. He attempts to analyse the charm of our counties before the
Industrial Revolution and shows how that movement influenced their
aspect. Finally he surveys the future, making practical suggestions
to avoid further ‘uglification.’

=Aeolus=, or the Future of the Flying Machine. By OLIVER STEWART,
author of “Strategy and Tactics of Air Fighting.”

A picture of the air-vehicle and air-battleship of the future,
painted with colours from the aeronautical research work of to-day.
The author foresees that the flying machine will resist mass
production. Aircraft will be exalted as individual creations of the
Artist-Scientist rather than debased as tools of the Commercialist.

=Stentor=, or the Future of the Press. By DAVID OCKHAM.

Shows how since the War the control of the Press has passed into
the hands of only five men. The law is powerless, even if willing,
to check this justification. Now that independent organs of opinion
are almost eliminated, the author discusses the danger to the
community unless the Public is made aware of the personalities and
policies behind the Trusts.

_IN PREPARATION_

=The Future of India.= By T. EARLE WELBY.

An analysis of the spiritual and political future of 320 million
persons in the light of present tendencies.

=Mercurius=, or the World on Wings. By C. THOMPSON WALKER.

A picture of the air-vehicle and the air-port of to-morrow, and the
influence aircraft will have on our lives.

=The Future of Films.= By ERNEST BETTS.

=Vulcan=, or Labour To-Day and To-Morrow. By CECIL CHISHOLM.

FOOTNOTES:

[1] Quoted in D. H. S. Cranage, _The Home of the Monk_, p. 105.

[2] _Seven Lamps_, IV, 21.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES:

Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_.

Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.

Archaic or variant spelling has been retained.