CONTENTS

Part I

Part II

Part III

BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION

No man writes an Introduction for the mere sake of writing an Introduction. An Introduction — to let the cat out of the bag — is purely an attempt to create an atmosphere. Life is heavily freighted with such ingenious contrivances. The Introduction to a book is the author’s way of gripping his reader’s hand. Nobody has successfully expounded the mystic eloquence of a handshake, yet nobody has seriously questioned its significance and utility.

‘Ah,’ that eager handshake seems to say, ‘this is excellent! Come right in and take the arm-chair yonder I And now, let’s overhaul the universe, talking on planets, politics, potatoes, or on anything that comes to mind!’

Having observed, through the medium of an Introduction, this pleasant ritual, and having reached so perfect an understanding, let us get on ! For it’s a long while since we met, and I, at least, have much to say.

Frank W. Boreham.
Armadale, Victoria, Australia.
Easter, 1929.