Britain's Fabian Society was founded in 1884 to promote non-Marxist evolutionary socialism, and later laid the foundations for the nation's Labour Party. These educational essays, adapted from a series of lectures delivered in 1889 and published the following year, serve not only as an introductory course in democratic applications of socialism but also as a primer in the history of modern British politics. Essays include.. George Bernard Shaw on the economic basis of socialism, and transitioning to social democracy. Sidney Webb on the history of socialism in England. William Clarke on the capitalist roots of socialism. Sydney Oliver on morality and socialism. Graham Wallas on property, wealth, and debt under socialism. Annie Besant on the workings of industry in a socialist system. Hubert Bland on the future of modern socialism.