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

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