New Worlds for Old – A Plain Account of Modern Socialism (The original unabridged edition)

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This carefully crafted ebook: &quote;New Worlds for Old - A Plain Account of Modern Socialism (The original unabridged edition)&quote; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. New Worlds for Old, which appeared in some later editions with the subtitle &quote;A Plain Account of Modern Socialism,&quote; was one of several books and pamphlets that H.G. Wells wrote about the socialist future in the period 1901-1908, while he was engaged in an effort to reform the Fabian Society.Table of contents:Introductory RemarksChapter I. The Good Will in ManChapter II. The Fundamental Idea of SocialismChapter III. The First Main Generalization of SocialismChapter IV. The Second Main Generalization of SocialismChapter V. The Spirit of Gain and the Spirit of ServiceChapter VI. Would Socialism Destroy the Home?Chapter VII. Would Modern Socialism Abolish All Property?Chapter VIII. The Middle-Class Man, the Business Man, and SocialismChapter IX. Some Common Objections to SocialismChapter X. Socialism a Developing DoctrineChapter XI. Revolutionary SocialismChapter XII. Administrative SocialismChapter XIII. Constructive SocialismChapter XIV. Some Arguments Ad HominemChapter XV. The Advancement of SocialismHerbert George &quote;H. G.&quote; Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Wells was now considered to be one of the world's most important political thinkers and during the 1920s and 30s he was in great demand as a contributor to newspapers and journals.