ABSTRACT

THEwelcomeappearanceofacollectionof Wharf'sscatteredwritings,!togetherwithan illuminatingmemoirandintroductionanda fullerbibliographythanhashithertobeenavailable,makesitpossibletoseetheworkofthat remarkablemaninsomethinglikeitsastonishing entirety.Fewbooksofequalimportanceareas interesting:itwouldtakeadullreadertobe indifferenttoWharf'sviews.