Nightmares Of Eminent Persons And Other Stories by Bertrand Russell

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NIGHTMARES OF EMINENT PERSONS
AND OTHER STORIES
BY BERTRAND RUSSELL
The of Science on
Impact Society
New for a World
Hopes Changing
and the Individual
Authority
Human Its and Limits
Knowledge: Scope
of Western
History Philosophy
The of Mathematics
Principles
Introduction to Mathematical
Philosophy
The of Mind
Analysis
Our of the External World
Knowledge
An Outline of
Philosophy
The of Leibniz
Philosophy
An into and Truth
Inquiry Meaning
Unpopular Essays
Power
In Praise of Idleness
The of
Conquest Happiness
Sceptical Essays
and
Mysticism Logic
The Scientific Outlook
and Morals
Marriage
Education and the Social Order
On Education
Freedom and
Organization, 1814-1914
of Social Reconstruction
Principles
Roads to Freedom
Practice and of Bolshevism
Theory
Satan in the Suburbs
NIGHTMARES
OF EMINENT PERSONS
AND OTHER STORIES
by
BERTRAND RUSSELL
illustrated
by
CHARLES W. STEWART
THE BODLEY HEAD
LONDON
First
published 1954
Reprinted 1954
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PREFACE
It is fair to warn the reader that not all the stories in
only
this volume are intended to cause amusement. Ofthe
"Night-
some are while others
mares," purely fantastic, represent
not horrors. is
possible, though probable, "Zahatopolk"
to be serious. The last "Faith
designed completely story,
and strike some readers as if
Mountains," may fantastic, but,
must have led sheltered as from the
so, they lives,
appears
:
following
its cue from the Coronation of Elizabeth II
"Taking Queen
of this the National Pickle Association
England year,
started a search for an American with the name of
girl
Elizabeth Pickle to be the ruler of Pickledom
during 1953.
The Peanut Journal and Nut World." from the
(Quoted
June
Observer, 28, 1953.)
I wish Elizabeth Pickle all success !
CONTENTS
page 5
Preface
Eminent Persons
Nightmares of
THE OF SHEBA*S NIGHTMARE:
QUEEN
Put Not Trust in Princes
Thy 9
MR. BOWDLER'S NIGHTMARE: Bliss 16
Family
THE PSYCHOANALYST'S NIGHTMARE: a 21
Adjustment Fugue
THE METAPHYSICIAN'S NIGHTMARE : Retro Me Satanas
31
THE EXISTENTIALIST'S NIGHTMARE:
The Achievement Existence
of 36
THE MATHEMATICIAN'S NIGHTMARE:
The Vision
ofProfessor Squarepunt 40
STALIN'S NIGHTMARE: Amor Vinch Omnia
45
EISENHOWER'S NIGHTMARE: The Pact
McCarthy-Malenkov 49
DEAN ACHESON'S NIGHTMARE:
The Menelaus S.
Swan-Song of Bloggs 56
DR. SOUTHPORT VULPES'S NIGHTMARE:
The Mind Over Matter 60
Victory of
page 69
Zahatopolk
Faith and Mountains
page 113