Today and Tomorrow Volume 25 Sport and Leisure

Rusticus Or The Future of the CountrysideMartin S BriggsOriginally published in 1926Few of the fifty volumes provocative and brilliant as most of them have been capture our imagination as does this one. Daily TelegraphThe book is a pamphlet though it has the form and charm of a book. Spectator Contents include:So this is England!Before the DelugeKing Coal (c1810-1910)The Age of Petrol (c1910 onwards)The Future126pp Diogenes OrThe Future of Leisure C E M Joad Originally published in 1928.A brilliant and provocative volume. Evening Standard The writing is vivid and good-humouredly truculent. Times Literary Supplement Arguing that many people do not know how to enjoy their leisure time this volume offers satirical advice on how best to achieve happiness and fulfilment. Highlighting the dangers of a materialistic superficial age the author provides practical advice on how to avoid boredom and how to appreciate the true value of life. Perhaps even more pertinent today than when it was first published this volume is still relevant to twenty-first century readers. 94pp**********************Hanno Or The Future of Exploration J Leslie MitchellOriginally published in 1928.His wonderful book in which he confutes the popular notion that the explorer’s task is finally fulfilled. Morning PostStimulating packed with eminently practical suggestions. Times Literary SupplementPredicting what the explorer of tomorrow would discover the author foresaw that the Amazonian jungle and the Antarctic would become accessible as never before. He also argued that inter-planetary communication was not far ahead. 84pp Atalanta OrThe Future of SportG S Sandilands Originally published in 1928His provocative and most interesting book. Daily HeraldPoints out some of the pinnacles of unreason climbed by those trying to separate amateur from professional. Manchester Guardian Predicting a time when sport as a separate human activity having served its purpose in the evolution of mankind will cease to exist this volume discusses issues such as blood sports amateur sports and the role of gender in sport.  112pp