Author: Common, Jack; Plowman, Dorothy; Hamilton, Robert; et al. Plowman, Max; editor
Title: The Adelphi. April, 1941. Vol. 17. No. 7. (Cover Title)
Description: (London: The Adelphi, 1941). 1941). (London: The Adelphi, 1941). 1941). Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed golden yellow wraps. The wraps are darkened & lightly bumped with some very light foxing & soiling. There are a few tiny ink stains to the front wrap. Pages [225]-256. The contents are very good.

During World War II, "The Adelphi" was temporarily edited from The Adelphi Centre in Langham, Essex, a center founded in anticipation of the war to support "works of constructive pacifism" and to explore "new forms of social living". It combined a refuge for victims of bombing raids, a community farm and market garden and educational activities directed towards the regeneration of society. The editor, Max Plowman, reports that the centre "is experiencing a great revival..I believe we are on the eve of making the Langham Voluntary Service Scheme a great pioneering example of creative pacifist living."

Among the contents of this wartime issue are "A Turn at the Trance", an article on working in a factory by Jack Common; "Religious Objections to Evolution" by Robert Hamilton; "Old Hat--or New?" by Dorothy Plowman; and "Lighten Our Darkness", an article on evil and "Sunday school goodness" by Max Plowman. Very good .

Keywords: LITERATURE; PERIODICAL; BRITISH; ADELPHI; THE ADELPHI CENTRE; WARTIME ISSUE; WORLD WAR II; EVOLUTION; CREATIONISM; ROBERT HAMILTON; DOROTHY PLOWMAN; MAX PLOWMAN; JACK COMMON.

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