Essays on Life, Art and Science

Essays on Life, Art and Science, by Samuel Butler
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Transcribed from the 1908 A. C. Fifield edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
ESSAYS ON LIFE ART AND SCIENCE
BY
SAMUEL BUTLER
AUTHOR OF “EREWHON,” “EREWHON RE-VISITED,” “THE WAY OF ALL FLESH,” ETC. EDITED BY
R. A. STREATFEILD LONDON A. C. FIFIELD 1908 Printed by BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO At the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh. Contents: Introduction Quis Desiderio? Ramblings in Cheapside The Aunt, The Nieces, and the Dog How to make the best of life The Sanctuary of Montrigone A Medieval Girl School Art in the Valley of Saas Thought and Language The Deadlock in Darwinism
INTRODUCTION
It is hardly necessary to apologise for the miscellaneous character of the following collection of essays. Samuel Butler was a man of such unusual versatility, and his interests were so many and so various that his ...