Mortals and Others Volume II

<p><strong>'Every man would like to be God if it were possible; some few find it difficult to admit the impossibility.'</strong> - <em>Bertrand Russell</em><br> From 1931-1935 Bertrand Russell was one of the regular contributors to the literary pages of the <em>New York American</em> together with other distinguished authors such as Aldous Huxley and Vita Sackville-West. <em>Mortals and Others Volume II</em> presents a further selection of his essays ranging from the politically correct to the perfectly obscure: from <em>The Prospects of Democracy</em> to <em>Men Versus Insects</em>.<br> Even though written in the politically heated climate of the 1930s these essays are surprisingly topical and engaging for the present day reader. Volume II of <em>Mortals and Others</em> serves as a splendid fresh introduction to the compassionate eclecticism of Bertrand Russell's mind.</p>