The Letters of Sidney and Beatrice Webb: Volume 2, Partnership 1892–1912

Sidney and Beatrice Webb were among the outstanding political personalities in the period 1890–1945.

Webb (Author), Norman Mackenzie (Edited by)

9780521084918, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 14 October 2008

428 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.63 kg

Sidney and Beatrice Webb were among the outstanding political personalities in the period 1890–1945. They were leading figures in the Fabian Society, prominent historians, and founders of the London School of Economics and the New Statesman. They exchanged letters with many of the leading figures in the political, intellectual and literary worlds of the time, among them Herbert Asquith, Ramsay MacDonald, George Bernard Shaw and Bertrand Russell. Volume II of the letters covers the years between the Webb marriage and their return from Asia in 1912. They were the prime years of the partnership, in which the Webbs came to dominate the Fabian Society, founded the London School of Economics and launched their campaign for the reform of the Poor Law.

1. Marriage
2. A School of Economics
3. A Fresh Start
4. Making the Most of Talent
5. New Antagonists and Allies
6. The Poor Law Battle
7. Leading a Crusade
8. Round the World.

Subject Areas: Politics & government [JP]