A selection of some of the most important writings of Robert Owen, the Lanark mill-owner, social philosopher and founder of the early-Victorian co-operative movement. The volume contains his two most influential works, "A New View of Society" and "Report to the County of Lanark", and more.

A selection of some of the most important writings of Robert Owen, the Lanark mill-owner, social philosopher and founder of the early-Victorian co-operative movement. The volume contains not only his two most influential works, "A New View of Society" and "Report to the County of Lanark", but also his "Observations on the Effects of the Manufacturing System", his prescriptive texts for a new moral order, and his lectures on religion, poverty and education.