The Record Of An Adventurous Life
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Binding coming loose at the spine - pages still intact. Internal pages show finger prints. Binding had tears and bumps.
A compelling work of Victorian autobiography, The Record of an Adventurous Life chronicles the remarkable personal and political journey of Henry Mayers Hyndman, one of Britain's most prominent socialist thinkers and activists of the nineteenth century. With candid authority, Hyndman details his privileged upbringing, his travels across the globe, and the pivotal intellectual awakening that led him to champion Marxist socialism in England, ultimately founding the Social Democratic Federation in 1881. The narrative presents a vivid portrait of an era defined by industrial upheaval, imperial ambition, and radical political ferment, drawing readers into the drawing rooms and debating halls of Victorian Britain. Written with the self-assured, opinionated tone of a man utterly convinced of his convictions, the memoir also offers candid accounts of his encounters with Karl Marx, whose ideas profoundly shaped his worldview. A rich primary source for students of British political history and the labour movement, it illustrates how one man's restless energy and ideological passion helped lay the groundwork for organized socialism in the English-speaking world.
Author: Henry Mayers Hyndman
Format: Hardback
Published: 1911, Macmillan and Co., Limited
Genre: Biography
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Binding coming loose at the spine - pages still intact. Internal pages show finger prints. Binding had tears and bumps.
A compelling work of Victorian autobiography, The Record of an Adventurous Life chronicles the remarkable personal and political journey of Henry Mayers Hyndman, one of Britain's most prominent socialist thinkers and activists of the nineteenth century. With candid authority, Hyndman details his privileged upbringing, his travels across the globe, and the pivotal intellectual awakening that led him to champion Marxist socialism in England, ultimately founding the Social Democratic Federation in 1881. The narrative presents a vivid portrait of an era defined by industrial upheaval, imperial ambition, and radical political ferment, drawing readers into the drawing rooms and debating halls of Victorian Britain. Written with the self-assured, opinionated tone of a man utterly convinced of his convictions, the memoir also offers candid accounts of his encounters with Karl Marx, whose ideas profoundly shaped his worldview. A rich primary source for students of British political history and the labour movement, it illustrates how one man's restless energy and ideological passion helped lay the groundwork for organized socialism in the English-speaking world.