Havelock Ellis

Combined edition of Havelock Ellis writings during WW-1. His first series was published in 1917 and the 2nd series in 1919- TGS has reprinted both series in one book. Facsimile of the original printings.

The problem of over-population consuming resources faster than the Earth can supply them, first cropped up in the late 1800s. Havelock Ellis was a leading proponent of population control, suggesting over-crowding caused the filthy living conditions, poverty, and disease that plagued the cities in at the turn of the century.

This is a facsimile of the 1st edition of this book. It was retitled in the 2nd edition to "Kit's Woman"

A study and observation of the social culture, social history, and social science of the Spanish people. The author also reveals his impressions of Spanish spirituality as shown in the attitudes of the people and their artists.

The sexual secrecy of life is even more disastrous than such a nutritive secrecy would be; partly because we expend such a wealth of moral energy in directing or misdirecting it, partly because the sexual impulse normally develops at the same time as the intellectual impulse, not in the early years of life, when wholesome instinctive habits might be formed. And there is always some ignorant and foolish friend who is prepared still further to muddle things. --- Some ask us why we would republish a series that might be outdated. Why? Earlier writings on this subject were not purely sterile and medicinal in content, but included a spiritual aspect that modern psychology and medicine overlook. These include a view of romanticism
lacking in most modern books on these subjects.

t was not my intention to publish a study of an abnormal manifestation of the sexual instinct before discussing its normal manifestations. It has happened, however, that this part of my work is ready first, and, since I thus gain a longer period to develop the central part of my subject, I do not regret the change of plan. --- Some ask us why we would republish a series that might be outdated. Why? Earlier writings on this subject were not purely sterile and medicinal in content, but included a spiritual aspect that modern psychology and medicine overlook. These include a view of romanticism lacking in most modern books on these subjects.