Socialist League

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Occupation William Morris
WM published the first volume of his successful poem The Earthly Paradise (said to be the longest in the English language) in 1868; two other volumes followed in 1870. He delivered hundreds of lectures on...
politics William Morris
In early 1883 WM became a member of the Social Democratic Federation . After disagreements with its leader, H. M. Hyndman , Morris and others formed the Socialist League in late 1884. He left this...

Timeline

22 March 1857: The death by arsenic poisoning of her lover,...

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22 March 1857

The death by arsenic poisoning of her lover, shipping clerk Emile L'Angelier , led to the prominent trial for murder of Madeleine Smith , daughter of an affluent Glasgow architect.
Hartman, Mary S. Victorian Murderesses. Schocken Books, 1977.
52-4, 82-3

1883: William Morris published with Reeves of London...

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1883

William Morris published with Reeves of London the first of his Chants for Socialists: No 1. The Day is Coming.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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December 1884: Eleanor Marx, William Morris, and Edward...

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December 1884

Eleanor Marx , William Morris , and Edward Aveling were among those who formed the Socialist League after abandoning the Social Democratic Federation in protest over H. M. Hyndman 's leadership.
Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.

February 1885: The first number of Commonweal, the Socialist...

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February 1885

The first number of Commonweal, the Socialist League 's official publication, appeared in London.
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.
North, John S., editor. The Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals: 1800-1900. http://www.victorianperiodicals.com/series2/defaultLoggedIn.asp.
Quail, John. The Slow Burning Fuse: The Lost History of the British Anarchists. Granada, 1978.
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March 1885: The first issue of the first British anarchist...

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March 1885

The first issue of the first British anarchist journal was edited by Henry Seymour and published by The International Publishing Company in London under the title Anarchist: A Revolutionary Review.
Quail, John. The Slow Burning Fuse: The Lost History of the British Anarchists. Granada, 1978.
48, 54-56
Harrison, Royden et al. The Warwick Guide to British Labour Periodicals, 1790-1970: A Check List. Harvester Press, 1977.
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North, John S., editor. The Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals: 1800-1900. http://www.victorianperiodicals.com/series2/defaultLoggedIn.asp.

Texts

Morris, William et al., editors. Commonweal. Socialist League.