This book contains nine essays upon different phases of the world-drama which has made Conan Doyle's lifetime memorable. He himself thought them unworthy of republication, were it not that at such a time every smallest thing which may help to clear up a doubt, to elucidate the justice of the British cause, or to accentuate the desperate need of national effort, should be thrown into the scale. Included are: I. The Causes of the War II. The World-War Conspiracy III. The Devil's Doctrine IV. The Great German Plot V. The "Contemptible Little Army" VI. A Policy of Murder VII. Madness VIII. Great Britain and the Next War IX. Afterthoughts