The Revelations of a Square

About this book

A square is both a tool and a symbol of upright conduct. George Oliver allows it to speak, telling the history of Freemasonry from the point of view of an emblem carried through the craft.

The Revelations of a Square mixes Masonic lore, historical episodes and moral instruction in a form more playful than a conventional survey. The personified object gives the author room to move between periods while preserving the fraternal worldview of his era. The book's charm rests in making a simple instrument bear an improbably large memory.