War with the Newts

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War with the Newts (1959)
by Karel Čapek, translated by Marie and Robert Weatherall

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WAR WITH THE NEWTS
by
KAREL ČAPEK

Translated by
M. & R. WEATHERALL

With an Introduction by
LEWIS GANNETT

BANTAM BOOKS / NEW YORK

War with the Newts

A Bantam Book / published by arrangement with
G. P. Putnam’s Sons

Published as a Bantam Classic October 1959

The Czech original, Valka s Mloky, published by
Fr. Borovy, Prague, 1936
Copyright 1937 by Karel Čapek
Introduction © Copyright, 1959, by Bantam Books, Inc.

The translators desire to acknowledge the assistance of
Mr. W. Francis and of Mr. G. Johnston
Published simultaneously in the United States and Canada

Bantam Books are published by Bantam Books, Inc. Its trade-mark, consisting of the words “Bantam Books” and the portrayal of a bantam, is registered in the U. S. Patent Office and in other countries. Marca Registrada. Printed in the United States of America. Bantam Books, Inc. 25 West 45th St., New York 36, N. Y.

Contents

	Introduction by Lewis Gannett	vii
First Book
Andrias Scheuchzeri
1.	The Strange Behaviour of Captain van Toch	2
2.	Mr. Golombek and Mr. Valenta	15
3.	G. H. Bondy and his Fellow Countryman	23
4.	Captain van Toch's Business Enterprise	33
5.	Captain J. van Toch and his Trained Lizards	40
6.	The Yacht on the Lagoon	46
7.	The Yacht on the Lagoon—Continued	57
8.	Andrias Scheuchzeri	67
9.	Andrew Scheuchzer	72
10.	Country Fair in New Strašecí	79
11.	Men-Lizards	84
12.	The Salamander Syndicate	90
Appendix: Of the Sexual Life of the Newts
Second Book
Along the Steps of Civilization
1.	Mr. Povondra Reads the Papers	111
2.	Along the Steps of Civilization (The Annals of the Newts)	115
3.	Mr. Povondra Reads Newspapers Again	172
Third Book
War with the Newts
1.	The Massacre on the Cocos Islands	179
2.	The Clash in Normandy	184
3.	The Incident in the Channel	189
4.	Der Nordmolch	193
5.	Wolf Meynert Writes His Masterpiece	197
6.	X's Warning	202
7.	Earthquake in Louisiana	209
8.	The Chief Salamander Presents His Demands	214
9.	The Conference at Vaduz	218
10.	Mr. Povondra Takes it on Himself	228
11.	The Author Talks with Himself	235

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Translation:

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