On the Ivory Stages

"I try to believe that everything I have read has contributed some small ingredient to the melting pot of my mind."

In On the Ivory Stages, Theodore Dalrymple continues the genre he established with These Spindrift Pages by capturing the thoughts inspired by his recent reading. These passages serve as small essays that blend:

• Literary criticism
• Historical analysis
• Philosophical musings

Sometimes, all three are combined at once. The breadth of writers and subjects he addresses is both a cause and effect of an expansive and curious mind. Readers will benefit, as Dalrymple has, from the volume and quality of his reading and from the wisdom it inspires.

About the Author
Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor and psychiatrist who has written many books, including:

• Life at the Bottom
• Admirable Evasions
• These Spindrift Pages