First published in 1916, The War for the World is a collection of essays by British author and playwright Israel Zangwill. Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) was a British author and playwright. He was a leading figure in cultural Zionism during the 19th century, as well as close friend of father of modern political Zionism, Theodor Herzl. In later life, he renounced the seeking of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. He was also a prominent figure in the women’s suffrage movement, and included in this volume are a number of his writings related to this subject. Contents include: Some Prognostications and a Preface, with an Apologia for not Being Pro-German , Arms and the Man , Some Apologists for Germany , Novelists and the War , On Catching Up a Lie , Written by a Jew this Christmas Eve , The Awkward Age of the Women’s Movement , The War and Women , Rosy Russia , etc. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from English Humourists of To-Day by J. A. Hammerton.