George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw has said that if a criminal be insane there is all the more reason why he should be executed…
Adam and Eve
This short story was among the typed manuscripts in Dr. Halliday Sutherland’s personal papers. It is headed Chapter XVII, but to my knowledge, it was not published in any of … Continue reading
The Experiment
In A Time to Keep, Dr Sutherland wrote about an experiment with cannabis indica. After dinner the four of us went off in my dingy upstream as far as Battlebridge. … Continue reading
The Perfect Eugenic State
The ‘Lethal Chamber’ in Eugenic Thought is a chapter Dan Stone’s book, Breeding Superman. Stone argues that the concept of the lethal chamber was not unknown to Britons given that it … Continue reading
Heredity & Consumption
On 19th May 1922, the Westminster Gazette published Heredity & Consumption by Dr Halliday Sutherland. In it, he berated eugenists for their views on the disease in which he was a specialist. … Continue reading
Nature’s ‘Lethal Chamber’
Britain’s industrial revolution shifted a large number of people from the countryside to the cities. Bad living conditions, overcrowded housing and poor sanitation ensured that many people were in a wretched … Continue reading
Australia
Dr. Sutherland set out for a speaking tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1939. On the way, war broke out. The Canberra Times described his tour as “the most extensive … Continue reading
The Hound of Heaven
The Arches of the Years was included in the Publishers Weekly list in 1933 and was perhaps Halliday Sutherland’s most successful book. The title is taken from the second line of a poem … Continue reading
Happy Christmas!
As 2016 draws to a close, a big “thank-you” to the friends and supporters of this website. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas! Mark Sutherland—Curator, hallidaysutherland.com
The Litri and Manuelito 4
The fourth and final part of the story of “The Litri and Manuelito” by Dr. Halliday Sutherland. Within five years Manuelito had surpassed his father and was acclaimed “the best … Continue reading
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