The Project Gutenberg eBook of A Year of prophesying, by H. G. Wells

XII POLITICS AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE

CONTENTS

XIII THE RE-EMERGENCE OF MR. LLOYD GEORGE

XIV SPAIN AND ITALY WHISPER TOGETHER

XV LATIN AMERICA AND THE LEAGUE

XVI COSMOPOLITAN AND INTERNATIONAL

XVII THE PARLIAMENTARY TRIANGLE

XVIII MODERN GOVERNMENT: PARLIAMENT AND REAL ELECTORAL REFORM

XIX SCRAPPING THE GOLD STANDARD

I THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND THE FEDERATION OF MANKIND

XX THE HUB OF EUROPE: CZECHO-SLOVAKIA AND FRANCE

XXI THE MANDARINS AT THE GATE: THE REVIVAL OF THE OLD LEARNING

XXII LENIN: PRIVATE CAPITALISM AGAINST COMMUNISM

XXIII THE FANTASIES OF MR. BELLOC AND THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD

XXIV A CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL SCHEME FOR BRITAIN: A TENTATIVE FORECAST

XXV PORTUGAL AND PROSPERITY: THE BLESSEDNESS OF BEING A LITTLE NATION

XXVI RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS: THE PRACTICAL PROBLEM

XXVII THE LABOUR PARTY ON TRIAL: THE FOLLY OF THE FIVE CRUISERS

XXVIII DICTATORS OR POLITICIANS? THE DILEMMA OF CIVILISATION

XXIX YOUTH AND THE VOTE: THE REJUVENESCENCE OF THE WORLD

XXX OLIVE BRANCHES OF STEEL: SHOULD THE ANGELS OF PEACE CARRY BOMBS?

II THE BEAUTY OF FLYING

XXXI THE CASE OF UNAMUNO: THE FEEBLE REPUBLIC OF LETTERS

XXXII AN OPEN LETTER TO ANATOLE FRANCE ON HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY

XXXIII THE EUROPEAN KALEIDOSCOPE: THE GERMAN WILL IN DEFAULT

XXXIV CHINA: THE LAND OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT

XXXV AIR ARMAMENT: THE SUPREMACY OF QUALITY

XXXVI LABOUR POLITICIANS: THE EVAPORATION OF THE INTELLIGENZIA

XXXVII CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS AND THEIR RELATION TO CURRENT POLITICS

XXXVIII THE WEMBLEY EMPIRE: AN EXHIBITION OF LOST OPPORTUNITIES

A YEAR OF PROPHESYING

III THE TRIUMPH OF FRANCE

XXXIX THE EXTINCTION OF PARTY GOVERNMENT

XL THE SERFDOM OF IGNORANCE: THE RIGHT OF WOMEN TO KNOWLEDGE

XLI BLINKERS FOR FREE YOUTH: YOUNG AMERICA ASKS TO HEAR AND SEE

XLII THE LAWLESSNESS OF AMERICA AND THE WAY TO ORDER

XLIII THE SHABBY SCHOOLS OF THE PIOUS: DRAINS AND THE ODOUR OF SANCTITY

XLIV THE INCOMPATIBILITY OF INDIA: DIVORCE OR LEGAL SEPARATION

XLV THE SPIRIT OF FASCISM: IS THERE ANY GOOD IN IT AT ALL?

XLVI THE RACE CONFLICT: IS IT UNAVOIDABLE?

XLVII THE SCHOOLS OF A NEW AGE: A FORECAST

XLVIII THE IMPUDENCE OF FLAGS: OUR POWER RESOURCES AND MY ELEPHANTS, WHALES, AND GORILLAS

XLIX HAS COMMUNISM A FUTURE? THE POSSIBILITY OF A SOCIALIST RENASCENCE

IV THE SINGAPORE ARSENAL

L THE LITTLE HOUSE: AS IT WAS, IS NOW, AND APPARENTLY EVER WILL BE

LI THE TRIVIALITY OF DEMOCRACY AND THE FEMININE INFLUENCE IN POLITICS

LII SEX ANTAGONISM: AN UNAVOIDABLE AND INCREASING FACTOR IN MODERN LIFE

LIII LIVING THROUGH: THE TRUTH ABOUT AN INTERVIEW

LIV THE CREATIVE PASSION

LV AFTER A YEAR OF JOURNALISM: AN OUTBREAK OF AUTO-OBITUARY

Transcriber’s Notes

THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE

V THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AGAIN

VI THE AVIATION OF THE HALF-CIVILISED

VII WILL GERMANY BREAK INTO PIECES?

VIII THE FUTURE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

FOREWORD

IX WINSTON

X THE OTHER SIDE IN FRANCE

XI THE LAST OF THE VICTORIANS