Chapter 12

READY SHORTLY

READY SHORTLY

READY SHORTLY

READY SHORTLY

Artifex, or the Future of Craftsmanship. ByJohn Gloag, author of “Time, Taste, and Furniture.”

After a suggestive sketch of the history of craftsmanship, the author examines the possibilities in the use of machinery to extend craftsmanship and make beautiful articles of commerce.

Birth Control and the State: a Plea and a Forecast. ByC. P. Blacker,M.C., M.A., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

A level-headed examination of the case for and against birth control, summing up in its favour.

Sybilla, or the Future of Prophecy. ByC. A. Mace, University of St. Andrew’s.

An examination of the possibilities of scientific forecasting, with special reference to certain volumes in this series.

Gallio, or the Tyranny of Science. ByJ. W. N. Sullivan, author of “A History of Mathematics.”

An attack on the values which science is so successfully imposing upon civilization.

The Future of the English Language.ByBasil de Selincourt, author of “The English Secret,” etc.

An analysis of the present condition of the English language and the paths along which it is progressing.

Mercurius, or the World on Wings. ByC. Thompson Walker.

A brilliant picture of the world as it will be when inevitable developments in aircraft take place.

Lars Porsena, or the Future of Swearing. ByRobert Graves, author of “Country Sentiment,” etc.

An account of the popular decline in swearing, the possibility that it will regain its lost prestige, and new influences which are affecting it.

Plato’s American Republic.ByJ. D. Woodruff.

A series of witty dialogues in the Platonic manner dealing with aspects of American life and manners.

The Future of Architecture.ByChristian Barman, editor of “The Architects’ Journal.”

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