Contemplation and Action 1902-14 is the first volume devoted exclusively to Russell's non-technical writings. It follows chronologically Volume 1, Cambridge Essays: 1888-99 which presented his earliest papers.

First published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

`The Bertrand Russell Archive has, as before, yielded some interesting unpublished material...this volume lavishly footnoted, elegantly produced and a pleasure to read, is a real treat for anyone interested in Russell or in that strange remote country, Edwardian England' - Alan Ryan, THES