If I Were Dictator

Mostly a criticism of the current system from a middle-of-the-road point of view, with no direct response to the depression. He says that “My first and last object in arbitrarily governing my country would be the restoration of Liberty,” as long as the people “show that they know how to use it” (42). Radical improvement in the Civil Service (43-45). Will redistribute population and reduce city size (70). Part of a series published in 1934 and 1935. Others in the series are 1934 Dunsany, Huxley, and Raglan, and 1935 Bartlett, Maxton, and Sheppard. The author was born in Northern Ireland and lived in England from age 17 where he became a well-known dramatist and novelist.