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Memories Of The Future Being Memoirs Of The Years 1915-1972, written In The Year Of Grace 1988

By Ronald Arbuthnott Knox

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Ronald Knox's "Memories of the Future: Being Memoirs of the Years 1915–1972, Written in the Year of Grace 1988" is a sly, imaginative memoir-in-disguise that playfully reimagines history through the eyes of a narrator writing from the distant perspective of 1988, long before that year had actually arrived. Best known as a theologian, satirist, and mystery writer, Knox constructs a fictional future history layered with irony, wit, and sharp commentary on the politics, culture, and social changes of the twentieth century. Blending speculative fiction with memoir, he positions his narrator as both participant and observer of a wildly altered timeline, allowing him to comment on real events—like the two World Wars and shifting moral landscapes—while bending them with a satirical twist that feels uncannily relevant today. As we navigate our own flood of competing narratives and predictions about the future, Knox's book reminds us of the fragility and absurdity of forecasting, poking fun at our attempts to predict and control the flow of history. It's especially meaningful for readers who enjoy thought-provoking satire, fans of alternate history, and anyone curious about how past generations imagined the future—and what that reveals about their own time. This quirky, clever work will resonate most with those who appreciate dry humor, intellectual play, and a timeless sense of irony about human progress.

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GenreScience Fiction

Length19 hrs 26 mins

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FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateMar 19, 2024

LanguageEnglish

1PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION

32CHAPTER IV LEGENDS OF THE REIGN OF CHARLEMAGNE

2ILLUSTRATIONS

33CHAPTER V MAGICIANS

3INTRODUCTION

34CHAPTER VI SOME FAMOUS PROSECUTIONS

4BOOK I THE DERIVATIONS OF MAGIC א—ALEPH

35CHAPTER VII SUPERSTITIONS RELATING TO THE DEVIL

5CHAPTER I FABULOUS SOURCES

36BOOK V THE ADEPTS AND THE PRIESTHOOD ה—HE

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6CHAPTER II MAGIC OF THE MAGI

37CHAPTER I PRIESTS AND POPES ACCUSED OF MAGIC

7CHAPTER III MAGIC IN INDIA

38CHAPTER II APPEARANCE OF THE BOHEMIAN NOMADS

8CHAPTER IV HERMETIC MAGIC

39CHAPTER III LEGEND AND HISTORY OF RAYMUND LULLY

9CHAPTER V MAGIC IN GREECE

40CHAPTER IV ON CERTAIN ALCHEMISTS

10CHAPTER VI MATHEMATICAL MAGIC OF PYTHAGORAS

41CHAPTER V SOME FAMOUS SORCERERS AND MAGICIANS

11CHAPTER VII THE HOLY KABALAH

42CHAPTER VI SOME MAGICAL PROSECUTIONS

12BOOK II FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DOGMAS ב—BETH

43CHAPTER VII THE MAGICAL ORIGIN OF FREEMASONRY

13CHAPTER I PRIMITIVE SYMBOLISM OF HISTORY

44BOOK VI MAGIC AND THE REVOLUTION ו—VAU

14CHAPTER II MYSTICISM

45CHAPTER I REMARKABLE AUTHORS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

15CHAPTER III INITIATIONS AND ORDEALS

46CHAPTER II THAUMATURGIC PERSONALITIES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

16CHAPTER IV THE MAGIC OF PUBLIC WORSHIP

47CHAPTER III PROPHECIES OF CAZOTTE

17CHAPTER V MYSTERIES OF VIRGINITY

48CHAPTER IV THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

18CHAPTER VI SUPERSTITIONS

49CHAPTER V PHENOMENA OF MEDIOMANIA

19CHAPTER VII MAGICAL MONUMENTS

50CHAPTER VI THE GERMAN ILLUMINATI

20BOOK III DIVINE SYNTHESIS AND REALISATION OF MAGIA BY THE CHRISTIAN REVELATION ג—GIMEL

51CHAPTER VII EMPIRE AND RESTORATION

21CHAPTER I CHRIST ACCUSED OF MAGIC BY THE JEWS

52BOOK VII MAGIC IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY ז—ZAIN

22CHAPTER II THE WITNESS OF MAGIC TO CHRISTIANITY

53CHAPTER I MAGNETIC MYSTICS AND MATERIALISTS

23CHAPTER III THE DEVIL

54CHAPTER II HALLUCINATIONS

24CHAPTER IV THE LAST PAGANS

55CHAPTER III MESMERISTS AND SOMNAMBULISTS

25CHAPTER V LEGENDS

56CHAPTER IV THE FANTASTIC SIDE OF MAGICAL LITERATURE

26CHAPTER VI SOME KABALISTIC PAINTINGS AND SACRED EMBLEMS

57CHAPTER V SOME PRIVATE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE WRITER

27CHAPTER VII PHILOSOPHERS OF THE ALEXANDRIAN SCHOOL

58CHAPTER VI THE OCCULT SCIENCES

28BOOK IV MAGIC AND CIVILISATION ד—DALETH

59CHAPTER VII SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

29CHAPTER I MAGIC AMONG BARBARIANS

60APPENDIX

30CHAPTER II INFLUENCE OF WOMEN

61FOOTNOTES: (pt. 1)

31CHAPTER III THE SALIC LAWS AGAINST SORCERERS

62FOOTNOTES: (pt. 2)

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