Eugen Richter (1838 – 1906) was a German politician and journalist in Imperial Germany. He was one of the leading advocates of liberalism in the Prussian Landtag and the German Reichstag.His novel "Pictures of the Socialistic Future" (1891) is a dystopian novel which predicts what would happen to Germany if the socialism espoused by the trade unionists, social democrats, and Marxists was put into practice. It is a 19th-century version of George Orwell's 1984. He aims to show that go...

This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei. • The Condition of the Working-Class in England in • The Communist Manifesto • Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei. • The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State • Revolution and Counter-Revolution • Socialism: Utopian and Scientific • Feuerbach: The roots of the socialist philosophy • Landmarks of Scie...

The first volume in this captivating collection of the prime minister's speeches brings to life the heady days after V-Day—and a nation newly at peace.Legendary politician and military strategist Winston S. Churchill was a master not only of the battlefield, but of the page and the podium. Over the course of forty books and countless speeches, broadcasts, news items and more, he addressed a country at war and at peace, thrilling with victory but uneasy with its shi...

This file includes the full text of 12 books: Anticipations,Certain Personal Matters, An Englishman Looks at the World, First and Last Things, God the Invisible King, In the Fourth Year, Mankind in the Making, A Modern Utopia, New Worlds for Old, Select Conversations with an Uncle, War and the Future, and What is Coming? According to Wikipedia: "Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 13 August 1946) was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was al...

The second volume in this collection of the prime minister's oratory contains the post-war speeches that stoked patriotic fire in the waning days of Empire.Legendary politician and military strategist Sir Winston Churchill was a master not only of the battlefield, but of the page and the podium. Over the course of forty books and countless speeches, broadcasts, news items and more, he addressed a country at war and at peace, thrilling with victory but uneasy with i...

The fifth and final volume in this collection of the British prime minister's oratory contains the final speeches and addresses of his life.Legendary politician and military strategist Winston S. Churchill was a master not only of the battlefield, but of the page and the podium. Over the course of forty books and countless speeches, broadcasts, news items and more, he addressed a country at war and at peace, thrilling with victory but uneasy with its shifting role ...

In "Modern Socialism," Annie Besant presents a compelling exploration of socialist theory, intertwining her philosophical insights with political advocacy. Writing in a time of burgeoning industrialization and social strife, Besant adeptly critiques the capitalist system and articulates a vision for social justice that embraces both economic and social reforms. The text is marked by its rhetorical flourish and accessibility, appealing to both the intellectual elite and the working class, c...

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The following Studies and Notes, made during the earlier period of the present war and now collected together for publication, do not – as will be evident to the reader – pretend to any sort of completeness in their embrace of the subject, or finality in its presentation. Rather they are scattered thoughts suggested by the large and tangled drama which we are witnessing; and I am sufficiently conscious that their expression involves contradictions as well as repetitions.

'LOOKING BACKWARD (A Utopia) & LOOKING FURTHER BACKWARD (A Dystopia)' masterfully intertwines visionary glimpses of utopian ideals and dystopian realities, crafted by Edward Bellamy and Arthur Dudley Vinton. Showcasing a spectrum of literary styles and exploring societal structures, this anthology juxtaposes Bellamy's optimistic 19th-century ideologies with Vinton's darker, cautionary narratives. This diverse array ensures readers experience a dichotomy that stimulates both hope and forebo...

A collection of critical writings on politics from the Nobel Prize – winning playwright behind Saint Joan and Man and Superman.The Critical Shaw: On Politics is a comprehensive selection of renowned Irish playwright and Nobel Laureate Bernard Shaw's opinions on a wide range of political movements, ideologies, and events that helped shape the international landscape of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. With unwav...

Characteristically brilliant and daring essays on sociological subjects in which is depicted the Utopia of the hard-headed business man, capitalists, and the millionaires who will arrange their own paradise and deal with art, religion, science, etc.