Adonis and the Alphabet

Aldous Huxley

This new book of essays demonstrates afresh the unorthodox, wide-ranging quality of Huxley's mind. He is concerned, throughout, with modern man, in his relation to the past, the technological present, the ominous future. Himself both humanist and mys tic, Huxley points the way to a new synthesis. He discusses the 'sins of the intellect', the confusion of knowledge with understanding, the 'difficult art of being charitable' in a world where 'solitude is receding at the rate of four and a half kilometres per annum'. He visits a place, and it starts a lively train of thought: at Paphos, he recalls the beauty of Mallarme's poetry: in Salt Lake city, he ponders on the relation between music and popular taste. These essays deal, then, with a diversity of subjects. ut there runs through them a unity of purpose, and the vision of a man who can view the past without illusions and the future without despair. morehide

The Three Musketeers

Alexander Dumas

The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to become a musketeer. D'Artagnan is not one of the musketeers of the title; those ar e his friends Athos, Porthos, and Aramis - inseparable friends who live by the motto, "One for all, and all for one". morehide

The Prisoner of Zenda

Anthony Hope

In this timeless adventure classic novel, the hero, an English gentleman travels from the comfortable life of London to fast-paced adventures in Ruritania in search of his beloved. It has all the elements of an adventure book: travel to a distant cou ntry, nefarious villains, royalty and beautiful damsels that get one thrilled to the bones. Recommended for adventure lovers. morehide

The Poetics

Aristotle

Aristotle's Politics is a key document in Western political thought. In these first two books Aristotle shows his complete mastery of political theory and practice, and raises many crucial issues still with us today. In Book I he argues vigorously fo r a political theory based on 'nature'. By nature, man is a 'political animal', one naturally fitted for life in a polis or state. Some people, however, are natural slaves; and women are by nature subordinate to men. Acquisition and exchange are natural, but not trading for profit. In Book II he launches a sharp attack on Plato's two 'utopias', the Republic and the Laws, and also criticizes three historical states reputed to be well governed: Sparta, Crete, and Carthage. This volume contains a close translation of these two books, together with a philosophical commentary. It is well suited to the requirements of readers who do not know Greek. morehide

The Poetics

Aristotle

Aristotle's Politics is a key document in Western political thought. In these first two books Aristotle shows his complete mastery of political theory and practice, and raises many crucial issues still with us today. In Book I he argues vigorously fo r a political theory based on 'nature'. By nature, man is a 'political animal', one naturally fitted for life in a polis or state. Some people, however, are natural slaves; and women are by nature subordinate to men. Acquisition and exchange are natural, but not trading for profit. In Book II he launches a sharp attack on Plato's two 'utopias', the Republic and the Laws, and also criticizes three historical states reputed to be well governed: Sparta, Crete, and Carthage. This volume contains a close translation of these two books, together with a philosophical commentary. It is well suited to the requirements of readers who do not know Greek. morehide