TITLE: Is the book: A Course of Pure Mathematics (G H Hardy) still relevant today?
QUESTION [8 upvotes]: A very intelligent family member of mine has recently decided to send me a large number of books and other resources on mathematics, include Hardy's book. Since this was published in 1921, is it still a useful textbook from which to learn pure mathematics?

REPLY [5 votes]: Congratulations to such generous and wise members in your family. My answer is: Yes, of course. This text is great to read and will  help  to  gain  a deep and  proper understanding of the material.

Hint:  In order to better evaluate this treasure, the following might help to come to a decision by yourself:

Review 1 by Paramanand Singh, one of the members of this platform.

Review 2 from MAA.

Proposal: Select two, three sections from Hardy's book which you might find interesting, read them and compare it with corresponding sections from books you are familiar with.