The Secret of Self Development

Two essays: The Secret of Self Development by John Cowper Powys; The Revolt from Knowledge by Isaac Goldberg. The Little Blue Books were published in Girard, Kansas by E. Haldeman-Julius between 1919 and 1951. The books covered a wide variety of topics, from Shakespeare and the ancient Greek plays, to essays on socialism and sex education, biographies, philosophy, humor, cooking and much more, making up a "University in Print". He was the first to publish works by Margaret Sanger and Will Durant. The books sold for five to ten cents at various times, making literature available to many who could not otherwise buy books. After the publisher's death in 1951, the books continued to be sold from the Girard Printing Plant until it was destroyed by an arson fire in 1978.