^_ > co 60 64338 <OU_1 OUP 901 26-3-70 5,000 OSMANIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY CallNo. Accession N 1^. 3JL.3, *?*" Author Title This book should be returned on or before the date last marked below. 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 with the author's by arrangement regular publishers GEORGE ALLEN AND UNWIN LTD This look is under the Berne Convention. copyright Apart the from any fair dealing for purposes of private studyy criticism or as under the research^ review^ permitted Copyright Act no be without 1911, portion may reproduced by any process n. should be made to the Inquiry publisher. Printed in Great Britain by UNWIN BROTHERS WOKING AND LONDON LIMITED, for JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LTD 28 Little Russell Street London WCi 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