Saints and Revolutionaries

1939 nonfiction book by Olaf Stapledon

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Saints and Revolutionaries is a non-fiction work by the writer and philosopher Olaf Stapledon, published by Heinemann in 1939.[1]

The book was part of the I Believe series, an initiative whereby leading British intellectuals of the day could pursue an argument pertinent to the times. Stapledon's friend Naomi Mitchison also contributed a volume to the series, as did J. D. Beresford, whose 1911 novel The Hampdenshire Wonder was an inspiration for Stapledon's own novel, Odd John.

## Overview

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Stapledon's book pursues themes familiar to readers of his science fiction – the universe and humanity's place in it, both personally and as a species. He argues that humanity is undergoing a period of rapid change and that our beliefs, and the nature of belief itself, are changing.

## Contents

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1. To-day
2. Saints, and Pacifism
3. Sceptics, and Morality
4. Revolutionaries, and Metaphysics
5. Mainly Speculation

## Relation to Stapledon's other works

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To an extent, the themes and preoccupations of Saints and Revolutionaries can be said to be present in most of Stapledon's fiction and philosophy.[citation needed] However, the posthumously-published Nebula Maker is closest in theme, as its two main protagonists embody these two roles.

## References

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1. ^ Crossley, Robert. Olaf Stapledon: Speaking for the Future. Syracuse University Press, 1994. 400.

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Works by Olaf Stapledon

Novels|

* Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future (1930)
* Last Men in London (1932)
* Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest (1935)
* Star Maker (1937)
* Darkness and the Light (1942)
* Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord (1944)
* Death into Life (1946)
* The Flames: A Fantasy (1947)
* A Man Divided (1950)
* Nebula Maker (drafts of Star Maker, 1976)

Short stories|

* "Old Man in New World" (1944)
* "Four Encounters" (1976)

Story collections|

* Worlds of Wonder: Three Tales of Fantasy (1949)
* To the End of Time: the Best of Olaf Stapledon (1953)
* Far Future Calling: Uncollected Science Fiction and Fantasies of Olaf Stapledon (1979)
* An Olaf Stapledon Reader (1997)

Poetry|

* Latter-Day Psalms (1914)

Non-fiction|

* A Modern Theory of Ethics (1929)
* Waking World (1934)
* Saints and Revolutionaries (1939)
* New Hope for Britain (1939)
* Philosophy and Living (1939)
* Beyond the "Isms" (1942)
* Seven Pillars of Peace (1944)
* Youth and Tomorrow (1946)
* The Opening of the Eyes (1954)

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