Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM20 2JE, England and Associated Companies throughout the world, ISBN: 978-1-4058-8258-3 First published in the Bridge Series 1973 by arrangement with Chatto and Windus Ltd This adaptation first published by Addison Wesley Longman Ltd in the Longman Fiction Series 1996 First published by Penguin Books Ltd 1999 ‘This edition first published 2008 357910864 Text copyright © Pearson Education Ltd 2008 ‘The moral rights of the authors have been asserted ‘Typeset by Graphicraft Ltd, Hong Kong Set in 11/14pt Bembo Printed in China swrc/os All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishes. Published by Pearson Education Ltd in association with Penguin Books Ltd, both companies being subsidiaries of Pearson Ple es please write to your local For a complete list of the titles available in the Penguin Readers seri Pearson Education, Pearson Longman office or to: Penguin Readers Marketing Department, Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM20 2JE, England,Introduction Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter Activities we on 10 dd 12 13 14 15 16 17 Contents The Centre State Conditioning Off Duty Bernard Marx The Social Sea Passion Among the Savages John My Father! New Lives Emotional Problems Love and Hate Death Realities In the Service of Happiness The New God John Alone page 14 17 24 33 53 62 66 72 76 81 85 91 99 101 114