Chapter 12

The Lessons of Thirty Years

Breaking the spell of Marxism--A French verdict--Origin of Revisionism in Germany--The British School of Socialism--Mr. Ernest Barker's summary--Mill _versus_ Marx--The Fabian Method--Making Socialists or making Socialism--The life of propagandist societies--The prospects of Socialist Unity--The future of Fabian ideas--The test of Fabian success

Appendix I

A. On the History of Fabian Economics. By Bernard Shaw

B. On Guild Socialism. By Bernard Shaw

Appendix II

The Basis of the Fabian Society

Appendix III

List of the names and the years of office of the ninety-six members of the Executive Committee, 1884-1915

Appendix IV

Complete List of Fabian publications, 1884-1915, with names of authors

Index

Illustrations

_Frontispiece, from a drawing by Miss Bertha Newcombe in 1895_

The Seven Essayists

Mrs. Annie Besant, _From a photograph_

Hubert Bland, _From a photograph_

William Clarke _From a photograph_

(Sir) Sydney Olivier, _From a photograph_

G. Bernard Shaw, _From a photograph_

Graham Wallas, _From a photograph_

Sidney Webb, _From a drawing_

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Edward R. Pease, _From a photograph_

Frank Podmore, _From a photograph_

Mrs. Sidney Webb, _From a photograph_

H.G. Wells, _From a photograph_

The History of the Fabian Society