《Last and First Men》

GENERAL EDITOR＇S FOREWORD7

PREFACE11

INTRODUCTION，by One of the Last Men15

Ⅰ BALKAN EUROPE21

1The European War and After21

2 The Anglo-French War23

3 Europe after the Anglo-French War31

4 The Russo-German War37

ⅡEUROPE＇S DOWNFALL42

1 Europe and America42

2 The Origins of a Mystery46

3 Europe Murdered51

ⅢAMERICA AND CHINA55

1 The Rivals55

2 The Conflict63

3 On an Island in the Pacific67

ⅣAN AMERICANIZED PLANET75

1 The Foundation of the First World State75

2 The Dominance of Science78

3 Material Achievement81

4 The Culture of the First World State84

5 Downfall93

ⅤTHE FALL OF THE FIRST MEN98

1 The First Dark Age98

2 The Rise of Patagonia102

3 The Cult of Youth106

4 The Catastrophe112

ⅥTRANSITION120

1 The First Men at Bay120

2 The Second Dark Age129

ⅦTHE RISE OF THE SECOND MEN132

1 The Appearance of a New Species132

2 The Intercourse of Three Species138

3 The Zenith of the Second Men143

ⅧTHE MARTIANS151

1 The First Martian Invasion151

2 Life on Mars153

3 The Martian Mind160

4 Delusions of the Martians164

ⅨEARTH AND MARS169

1 The Second Men at Bay169

2 The Ruin of Two Worlds176

3 The Third Dark Age184

ⅩTHE THIRD MEN IN THE WILDERNESS189

1 The Third Human Species189

2 Digressions of the Third Men195

3 The Vital Art200

4 Conflicting Policies205

ⅪMAN REMAKES HIMSELF209

1 The First of the Great Brains209

2 The Tragedy of the Fourth Men214

3 The Fifth Men221

4 The Culture of the Fifth Men225

ⅫTHE LAST TERRESTRIALS233

1 The Cult of Evanescence233

2 Exploration of Time238

3 Voyaging in Space243

4 Preparing a New World249

ⅩⅢHUMANITY ON VENUS255

1 Taking Root Again255

2 The Flying Men259

3 A Minor Astronomical Event269

ⅪⅤNEPTUNE273

1 Bird＇s-Eye View273

2 Da Capo275

3 Slow Conquest279

ⅩⅤTHE LAST MEN284

1 Introduction to the Last Human Species284

2 Childhood and Maturity290

3 A Racial Awakening294

4 Cosmology304

ⅩⅥTHE LAST OF MAN313

1 Sentence of Death313

2 Behaviour of the Condemned315

3 Epilogue321