[Illustration: Windmills Gilbert Cannan] WINDMILLS A BOOK OF FABLES BY GILBERT CANNAN [Illustration] NEW YORK B. W. HUEBSCH, INC. MCMXX COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY B. W. HUEBSCH, INC. PRINTED IN U. S. A. TO D. H. LAWRENCE ... _a huge terrible monster, called Moulinavent, who, with four strong arms, waged eternal battle with all their divinities, dexterously turning to avoid their blows, and repay them with interest._ A TALE OF A TUB CONTENTS SAMWAYS ISLAND, 1 I TITTIKER, 3 II THE BISHOP, 5 III ARABELLA, 7 IV THE SKITISH NAVY, 10 V CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS, 15 VI HOSTILITIES, 16 VII SIEBENHAAR, 18 VIII MORE OF SIEBENHAAR, 22 IX SIEBENHAAR ON WOMEN, 24 X LOVE, 26 XI MUSIC, 26 XII ADRIFT, 29 XIII HUNGER, 31 XIV MILITARY, 31 XV NAVAL, 37 XVI NATIONAL, 38 XVII REUNION, 41 XVIII BETROTHAL, 42 XIX REACTION, 44 XX HOME, 46 ULTIMUS, 49 I THE SON OF HIS FATHER, 51 II QUESTIONS, 53 III CIVILISATION, 57 IV WAR AND WOMEN, 62 V WIRELESS, 65 VI BICH IS OBSTINATE, 67 VII PLANS, 72 VIII IN FATTISH WATERS, 74 IX AN AFTERNOON CALL, 77 X THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, 80 XI HIGH POLITICS, 82 XII THE PUBLIC, 87 XIII THE EMPEROR, 89 XIV WAR, 93 XV SIEBENHAAR ON SOCIETY, 97 XVI PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS, 98 XVII PEACE, 102 XVIII THE RETURN OF THE ISLAND, 104 GYNECOLOGIA, 107 I HISTORY, 109 II CASTAWAY, 112 III MY CAPTOR, 114 IV THE CHANGE, 117 V THE HOMESTEAD, 121 VI OBSEQUIES, 124 VII SLAVERY, 127 VIII A STRANGE WOOING, 128 IX THE RUINED CITY, 130 X THE OUTLAWS, 132 XI EDMUND, 135 XII THE NUNNERY, 138 XIII IN THE CAPITAL, 142 XIV THE EXAMINATION, 146 XV MEN OF GENIUS, 149 XVI REVOLUTION, 153 OUT OF WORK, 159 I MR. BLY’S HEART BREAKS, 161 II MR. BLY IS IMPRISONED, 162 III THE DARK GENTLEMAN, 163 IV THE DARK GENTLEMAN’S STORY, 165 V COGITATION, 167 VI CONFLAGRATION, 167 VII TIB STREET, 169 VIII MR. BLY’S SERMON, 171 IX THE EFFECT OF MR. BLY’S SERMON, 173 X THE WIDOW MARTIN, 173 XI MAKING A STIR, 175 XII MAKING A STIRABOUT, 176 XIII SPARKS FLYING, 177 XIV SMOULDERING, 178 XV SUCCOUR, 178 XVI ON THE ROAD, 181 XVII JAH, 183 XVIII JAH SPEAKS, 185 XIX SONG, 186 XX MORNING, 187 XXI HOPE, 187 PREFACE TO AMERICAN EDITION