The After Life by Henry Buckle
Publication: 1907 George W. Jacobs first edition
Buckle treats the idea of an afterlife as a question of reason, ethics, and historical thought, emblematic of the era’s search for meaning beyond dogma. Chapters include; The Teachings of Jesus about Hades, The Hebrew idea of Sheol, The Meaning of Death, The Continuance of Consciousness, The Influence of the Belief in a Future Life, and The Relation of Morality to Immortality, etc.
Condition: publishers blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and cover, tightly bound, some edgewear, overall in Very Good condition