In December 1889, the Fabian Essays in Socialism were published. The Fabian Essays, a collection of lectures by a small middle-class club determined to make socialism respectable in Britain, and edited by the then-unknown George Bernard Shaw, enjoyed a surprising success upon its publication. Image: The tortoise is the symbol of Fabian Society, representing its goal of gradual expansion of socialism. This image is in the public domain in the United States as its copyright has expired.

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Eleanor Courtemanche, “On the Publication of Fabian Essays in Socialism, December 1889″