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PREFACE xiii
INTRODUCTION, by One of the Last Men 1


THE CHRONICLE
I BALKAN EUROPE
1 The European War and After 5
2 The Anglo-French War 7
3 Europe After the Anglo-French War 17
4 The Russo-German War 24
II EUROPE'S DOWNFALL
1 Europe and America 30
2 The Origins of a Mystery 35
3 Europe Murdered 41
III AMERICA AND CHINA
1 The Rivals 45
2 The Conflict 55
3 On an Island in the Pacific 60
IV AN AMERICANIZED PLANET
1 The Foundation of the First World State 69
2 The Dominance of Science 73
3 Material Achievement 76
4 The Culture of the First World State 80
5 Downfall 90
V THE FALL OF THE FIRST MEN
1 The First Dark Age 96
2 The Rise of Patagonia 101
3 The Cult of Youth 106
4 The Catastrophe 113
VI TRANSITION
1 The First Men at Bay 123
2 The Second Dark Age 133
VII THE RISE OF THE SECOND MEN
1 The Appearance of a New Species 139
2 The Intercourse of Three Species 145
3 The Zenith of the Second Men 151
VIII THE MARTIANS
1 The First Martian Invasion 161
2 Life on Mars 164
3 The Martian Mind 171
4 Delusions of the Martians 177
IX EARTH AND MARS
1 The Second Men at Bay 182
2 The Ruin of Two Worlds 191
3 The Third Dark Age 200
X THE THIRD MEN IN THE WILDERNESS
1 The Third Human Species 207
2 Digressions of the Third Men 213
3 The Vital Art 220
4 Conflicting Policies 225