Newæra. A Socialist Romance, with a Chapter on Vaccination

TitleNewæra. A Socialist Romance, with a Chapter on Vaccination
Year for Search1910
AuthorsHerbert, Edward G[eisler](1869-1938)
Date Published1910
PublisherP.S. King & Son
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author
Annotation

Socialist intentional community founded with careful selection of members fails due to an inefficient bureaucracy and malice on the part of elected leaders toward the founders. Suggests that socialism is impossible, and the chapter on vaccination is an argument that experiments like Newæra (New Era) can vaccinate a country against the sickness that is socialism.

Holding Institutions

L, MoU-St, PSt

Author Note

The author (1869-1938) was a mechanical Engineer. See https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Edward_Geisler_Herbert

Full Text

1910 Herbert, Edward G[eisler] (1869-1938). Newæra. A Socialist Romance, with a Chapter on Vaccination. London: P.S. King & Son. L, MoU-St, PSt

Socialist intentional community founded with careful selection of members fails due to an inefficient bureaucracy and malice on the part of elected leaders toward the founders. Suggests that socialism is impossible, and the chapter on vaccination is an argument that experiments like Newæra (New Era) can vaccinate a country against the sickness that is socialism. The author was a mechanical Engineer. See https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Edward_Geisler_Herbert