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Past and Present

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Book I—Proem Book II—The Ancient Monk Book III—The Modern Worker Book IV—Horoscope

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1. Front matter 2. Book I—Proem 3. Book II—The Ancient Monk 4. Book III—The Modern Worker 5. Book IV—Horoscope 6. Chapter I 7. Chapter II 8. Chapter III 9. Chapter IV 10. Chapter V 11. Chapter VI 12. Chapter I 13. Chapter II 14. Chapter III 15. Chapter IV 16. Chapter V 17. Chapter VI 18. Chapter VII 19. Chapter VIII 20. Chapter IX 21. Chapter X 22. Chapter XI 23. Chapter XII 24. Chapter XIII 25. Chapter XIV 26. Chapter XV 27. Chapter XVI 28. Chapter XVII 29. Chapter I 30. Chapter II 31. Chapter III 32. Chapter IV 33. Chapter V 34. Chapter VI 35. Chapter VII 36. Chapter VIII 37. Chapter IX 38. Chapter X 39. Chapter XI 40. Chapter XII 41. Chapter XIII 42. Chapter XIV 43. Chapter XV 44. Chapter I 45. Chapter II 46. Chapter III 47. Chapter IV 48. Chapter V 49. Chapter VI 50. Chapter VII 51. Chapter VIII 52. Book I—Proem 53. Book II—The Ancient Monk 54. Book III.—The Modern Worker 55. Book IV.—Horoscope

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