Adventures in Socialism: New Lanark Establishment and Community (Classic Reprint)

The doctrine of Socialism may be said to have had its origin in the social experiments of Robert Owen at New Lanark, and in the Communistic colony founded by A. J. Hamilton and A bram Combe at Orbiston. While several works have been published relating to the New Lanark Establishment, there is, so far as I am aware, no authentic record of the Orbiston Community. Hitherto, information on the Orbiston project has been obtained from the article in the Statistical Account of Scotland. But that, at the best, is only fragmentary and unreliable, as it was written by one strongly prejudiced against the Community. In preparing the present volume, I have to acknowledge my indebtedness to the Right Hon. Lord Hamilton of Dalzell for granting access to the Private Journal of his grandfather, Archibald James Hamilton, and for the free use of other papers and letters connected with the Orbiston Community. I have also to thank Mr. John Gilchrist, Orbiston Mains, for assisting me to identify the positions occupied by the several buildings. MlLLBUBN j DaLSEBF, 21j September
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