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Spargo, John. [Socialism; a summary and interpretation of socialist principles.] **$1.25. Macmillan.
“A summary and interpretation of Socialist principles.... Mr. Spargo offers no apology for the faith that is in him, but attempts merely to state in popular language what socialism really means and what it does not mean. In short the man in the street will find in this little volume an up-to-date exposition of the socialism that is alive in the world to-day.”—R. of Rs.
“Until now there has not been any one book from which the inquirer could get any clear idea of the subject as a whole. This want Mr. Spargo has well supplied. His book is enjoyable as well as instructive, being comparatively free from the peculiar terminology which makes many Socialistic works unpalatable to the average reader, yet not sacrificing accuracy to popularity of expression.”
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“The historical survey is both fragmentary and slight.”