Excerpt from The Dwarf's Spectacles and Other Fairy Tales: Told by Max Nordau to His Maxa From the Fourth to Her Seventh Birthday The rose-bush in the garden is beautiful. But the naughty thorns which often pricked your fingers till they bled, when you wanted to pick a bud The horrid rose-bush I suppose you said, and perhaps even struck at it with a stick. Don't say that, little girl. When you know why the rose-bush is covered with thorns from top to bottom, you will see that it is not horrid, but very good. DO you remember how the nightingale sung during the May nights, when the moon was shining brightly, and the roses were so sweet, and the little glow - worms glittered in the grass? It sounded like a loud wail, often almost like sobbing, so that you felt very sorrow ful, and asked us, What is the matter with the little nightingale, that she sings so mournfully? N ow I will tell you, as the evening will be long and we have plenty of time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Dwarf's Spectacles and Other Fairy Tales: Told by Max Nordau to His Maxa From the Fourth to Her Seventh Birthday (Classic Reprint)

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We find here abundant material for thought. The author traverses the entire field of political economy in its theory and practice, advancing many startling paradoxes and propositions. VI. THE MATRIMONIAL LIE. In this chapter the author expresses many of our own unavowed thoughts. His original treatment and his courage in calling things by their right names, render this chapter one of exceptional interest. VII. Discusses the importance and abuse of the power of the press, the duel and the lies of our social intercourse.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

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Excerpt from The Conventional Lies of Our CivilizationThis book claims to be a faithful presentation of the views of the majority of educated, cultivated people of the present day. There is no doubt but what millions living in the midst of our civilization have learned by their own re ﬂection and experience to regard and criticise the existing conditions of State and society as they are criticised in the following pages, and will coincide in the Opinion expressed in them, that the present social, political and economic institutions are utterly at variance with the views and con ceptions of the universe based upon natural science, and therefore untenable and doomed to destruction. Notwith standing this fact, the author knows that many people will hold up their hands in holy horror when they read it, and not the least ostentatiously those who find their own most secret sentiments expressed in it. This is the very reason why the author believed that it was necessary, that it was imperative upon him, to write this book. The greatest evil of our times is the prevailing cowardice. We do not dare to assert our opinions, to bring our outward lives into har mony with our inward convictions; we believe it to be worldly policy to cling outwardly to relics of former ages when at heart we are completely severed from them. We do not wish to shock anyone, nor ofiend anyone's prejudices, and we call this respecting the convictions of others those others who in return do not respect our convictions, who ridicule them, who persecute them, and who would like best to exterminate them and us at the same time. This lack of sincerity and manly courage prolongs the period of falseness, and postpones indefinitely the triumph of truth. The author at least wished to fulfill his duty to himself, to truth, and to his comrades in sentiment. He has expressed his convictions openly and without the slightest hesitation. If all those who are dissembling - acting contrary to their convictions, diplomatizing and feigning-were to do the same as the author, they would find perhaps to their amaze ment that they formed the majority in many places, and that it would soon be to their advantage to lead sincere and con sistent lives, instead of their present careers of hypocrisy and double dealing.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The Dwarf's Spectacles and Other Fairy Tales: Told by Max Nordau to His Maxa From the Fourth to Her Seventh Birthday (Classic Reprint)

The Conventional Lies of Our Civilization (Classic Reprint)

The Conventional Lies of Our Civilization (Classic Reprint)