William Morris and E. Belfort Bax

Socialism: Its Growth and Outcome

Source: Socialism Its Growth & Outcome, 1st Edition, published in London by Swan Sonnenschein & Co. and in New York by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1893. The PDF copy is derived from a scan made by the Internet Archive of an original held by Cornell University Library.
Publication History: The book is a revised and updated version of a series of articles published as Socialism From The Root Up in Commonweal between 1886-1888. A second edition was published by Swan Sonnenschein in 1896, and a third edition in 1908.
Note: The current text and PDF file replace older versions held in the William Morris Internet Archive which combined sections from Socialism from the Root Up and Socialism: Its Growth and Outcome.
Transcription and notes: by Graham Seaman for MIA, March 2021.

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Ancient Society
Chapter 2: The First Historical or Ancient Society
Chapter 3: The Transition from the Classical to the Mediæval Period
Chapter 4: Mediæval Society–Early Period
Chapter 5: The Rough Side of the Middle Ages
Chapter 6: The End of the Middle Ages
Chapter 7: The Renaissance and the Reformation
Chapter 8: Modern Society: Early Stages
Chapter 9: Preparations for Revolution–England
Chapter 10: Preparations for Revolution–France
Chapter 11: The French Revolution: Constitutional Stage
Chapter 12: The French Revolution: The Proletarian Stage
Chapter 13: The Industrial Revolution in England
Chapter 14: Political Movements in England
Chapter 15: Reaction and Revolution on the Continent
Chapter 16: The Paris Commune of 1871, and the Continental Movement following it
Chapter 17: The Utopists: Owen, Saint Simon, and Fourier
Chapter 18: The Transition from the Utopists to Modern Socialism
Chapter 19: Scientific Socialism: Karl Marx
Chapter 20: Socialism Militant
Chapter 21: Socialism Triumphant
Appendix: Note on the “City”

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William Morris and E. Belfort Bax

Socialism: Its Growth and Outcome

Contents