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- Herausgeber: Booksell-Verlag
- Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
- Sprache: Englisch
In "Tragedy at Ravensthorpe," J. J. Connington masterfully weaves a complex narrative that entwines classic detective fiction with rich psychological depth. Set against the backdrop of an English country estate, the novel delves into the mysterious death of a local resident, unraveling layers of familial strife and social intrigue. Connington's literary style is characterized by meticulous attention to detail and a keen understanding of human motivations, offering readers a suspenseful blend of plot-driven narrative and character exploration, reminiscent of contemporaries such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers. J. J. Connington, a pseudonym for the prolific British author Alfred Walter Stewart, was a mathematician and an avid mystery enthusiast. His academic background and love for puzzles fueled his passion for crafting intricate plots that challenge the reader's deductive reasoning. Connington's keen observation of society's nuances and human behaviors are integral to his storytelling, reflecting the author's engagement with early 20th-century literary trends in detective fiction. This novel is an essential read for enthusiasts of classic mystery literature and those who appreciate a narrative steeped in both character study and suspense. Connington's ability to create a palpable atmosphere of tension and his skill in plotting make "Tragedy at Ravensthorpe" not only a gripping story but also a compelling exploration of the human condition.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025
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Table of Contents
PREFACE
The scourge of the social evil and its baneful and disintegrating influences on the moral and physical structure of modern society has come to be recognized more and more by the public opinion as one of the most burning social problems of to-day. A new battle cry of social purity and conservation of manhood and womanhood has resounded on the battlefield of social endeavor, and a new crusade, under the banner of a young but vigorous movement of eugenics, has been started for a morally pure and physically strong young generation.
The most effective method of waging this campaign against evil forces of vice and moral contamination would be to start an aggressive movement in two different directions of social endeavor. One is the campaign of social legislation and reforms for the purpose of eradicating deeply-lying causes of economic, social, or political character, which originate and foster various manifestations and forms of the social evil, to change gradually the underground from which all evil forces are arising, and to raise the moral tone of society as a whole.
The other way is to attack the monster of social evil by reaching the individual offender and by protecting him from the pitfalls and dangers, through moral persuasion and by arming him with the necessary knowledge of sex life in health and disease.
It is agreed on all sides that the keynote of this educational movement should be a campaign of sex education and moral prophylaxis. The young generation, both boys and girls alike, should be taught from an early age the proper biological and social function of sex, and trained in an open and healthy attitude toward sex problems. The prudish and hypocritical attitude of society is universally regarded as the main cause of all-pervading diffusion of the social evil, furthered by a most flagrant ignorance on one hand and a morbid curiosity produced by this attitude on the other.
A discussion as to which weapon at our command in this propaganda should be considered most effective, and which particular of the stock arguments commonly used in the campaign for sexual morality is to be preferred, seems to the writer perfectly irrelevant and non-essential. Whether we appeal to the nobler and higher instincts of manhood, or to the reason and intelligence of the man by enlightening him on the biological function and significance of sex, or try to instill the fear of the evil consequences of sexual transgression, none of these arguments should be emphasized more than another, but all should be presented with equal force and emphasis. The degree of influence which any of these motives, single or combined, may exert on a man varies not only with the different type of man, but even in the same individual the force of these appeals will vary in different moods and under different circumstances.
One essential condition for the success and effectiveness of the propaganda of sexual hygiene and morality is a concrete, practical, and natural presentation of the subject, without abstract theorizing or ill-disguised sermonizing, which bores and rather repels an unsophisticated and untrained in intellectual reasoning average street man or boy—the real would-be beneficiaries of this crusade.
It is the writer’s firm conviction, based on many years of genito-urinary practice and mingling with men and boys of different classes, that each one of them is only too eager for sex knowledge; but this knowledge has to be presented in a concrete, matter-of-fact fashion, comprising and explaining various problems and facts of sexual life in health and disease as they arise daily in the life of the average man or boy. In this way, and in this way only, in the writer’s opinion, a man of the masses can be reached.
INTRODUCTION
No greater and more sacred ambition can stir the heart of a boy or youth than to grow up into a perfect manhood, to become strong enough physically and mentally to meet any demands on his strength that life may put upon him. Equally so, no more important nor more sacred duty lies on a grown-up, fully developed man than to keep this treasure of physical and mental equipment bestowed upon him by generous Nature intact and unimpaired.
Unfortunately, while most men and boys have good intentions and right ambitions, many of them, by weakness of character, light-mindedness, but mostly thru ignorance, yield to evil temptations, to ugly and morbid habits, to self-destructive practices, only to find themselves, after a few years of “sowing wild oats,” as “damaged goods,” physical and mental wrecks, without strength or ambition to live, worn out and sapped by chronic diseases. It can be truly said that no other scourge blights as many happy homes, destroys as many brilliant careers, undermines as much vitality of body and spirit as does abuse of the sexual system. If it were possible to express in figures and money value the total amount of loss of money, time, physical suffering, mental anguish, blighted happiness, and permanent invalidism; if it were possible to summarize all the misery and suffering, all the decay and waste of human bodies and souls, caused directly or indirectly by diseases of sexual origin, the world would be staggered and shocked by the immense sacrifice it brings to the Moloch of sex ignorance.
What does sex mean to the average man and youth? What idea does he have of the function of sex in the human body and its significance in human life? To a youth, sex means a mysterious force that makes itself felt by vague desires and impulses, by an irresistible attraction toward the opposite sex, by its undefinable impulses in his whole being—his body, his mind, his feelings. But before he has time to clear up the mystery of his body, some companions more experienced in life’s vulgarities initiate him almost by force in the physical mysteries of the sexual relationship, ordinarily under the most vicious and vile surroundings, which initiation leaves in him invariably a lasting and intense aftertaste of shame and disgust. More sensitive and refined natures instinctively recoil after this harrowing experience, and exert their best and sincerest efforts to avoid temptations and keep their bodies and feelings fresh and clean. Others yield again to the stronger will of the older debased companions, and gradually develop a habit of indulgence in brutal and degrading passions, with the subsequent train of venereal diseases, impairment of physical and mental strength, and gradual withering of all moral noble features of manly character. And yet under proper instructions and the right attitude of mind, no man or boy should fail to realize that sex is the most precious treasure he possesses, the squandering and abuse of which is sheer madness and self-destruction.
