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Caesar's Column By: Ignatius Donnelly (1831-1901) |
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Caesar's Column by Ignatius Donnelly Redactor's note: In this one of his last books Donnelly presages later futurist works such as "Brave New World" and "1984". The original scans and OCR were provided by Mr. J.B. Hare; for further information about Donnelly and this book see http://www.sacred texts.com/utopia/cc/index.htm. There is only one footnote marked {fn1. ] CÆSAR'S COLUMN A Story of the Twentieth Century. BY IGNATIUS DONNELLY. writing as EDMUND BOISGILBERT, M.D. Chicago, F.J. Shulte & Co. [1890] TABLE OF CONTENTS To the Public I THE GREAT CITY II. MY ADVENTURE III. THE BEGGAR'S HOME IV. THE UNDER WORLD V. ESTELLA WASHINGTON VI. THE INTERVIEW VII. THE HIDING PLACE VIII. THE BROTHERHOOD IX. THE POISONED KNIFE X. PREPARATIONS FOR TO NIGHT XI. HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED XII. GABRIEL'S UTOPIA XIII. THE COUNCIL OF THE OLIGARCHY XIV. THE SPY'S STORY XV. THE MASTER OF "THE DEMONS" XVI. GABRIEL'S FOLLY XVII. THE FLIGHT AND PURSUIT XVIII. THE EXECUTION XIX. THE MAMELUKES OF THE AIR XX. THE WORKINGMEN'S MEETING XXI. A SERMON OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY XXII. ESTELLA AND I XXIII. MAX'S STORY THE SONGSTRESS XXIV. MAX'S STORY CONTINUED THE JOURNEYMAN PRINTER XXV. MAX'S STORY CONTINUED THE DARK SHADOW XXVI. MAX'S STORY CONTINUED THE WIDOW AND HER SON XXVII. MAX'S STORY CONTINUED THE BLACKSMITH SHOP XXVIII. MAX'S STORY CONCLUDED THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS XXIX. ELYSIUM XXX. UPON THE HOUSE TOP XXXI. "SHEOL" XXXII. THE RAT TRAP XXXIII. "THE OCEAN OVERPEERS ITS LIST" XXXIV. THE PRINCE GIVES HIS LAST BRIBE XXXV. THE LIBERATED PRISONER XXXVI. CÆSAR ERECTS HIS MONUMENT XXXVII. THE SECOND DAY XXXVIII. THE FLIGHT XXXIX. EUROPE XL. THE GARDEN IN THE MOUNTAINS "The true poet is only a masked father confessor, whose special function it is to exhibit what is dangerous in sentiment and pernicious in action, by a vivid picture of the consequences." Goethe. To the Public It is to you, O thoughtful and considerate public, that I dedicate this book. May it, under the providence of God, do good to this generation and posterity! I earnestly hope my meaning, in the writing thereof, may not be misapprehended. It must not be thought, because I am constrained to describe the overthrow of civilization, that I desire it. The prophet is not responsible for the event he foretells. He may contemplate it with profoundest sorrow. Christ wept over the doom of Jerusalem. Neither am I an anarchist: for I paint a dreadful picture of the world wreck which successful anarchism would produce. I seek to preach into the ears of the able and rich and powerful the great truth that neglect of the sufferings of their fellows, indifference to the great bond of brotherhood which lies at the base of Christianity, and blind, brutal and degrading worship of mere wealth, must given time and pressure enough eventuate in the overthrow of society and the destruction of civilization... Continue reading book >>
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