England’s Ruin

Robert Roberts · first published 1895 · 1908 edition · about 62,000 words

Transcribed from the scans at antipas.org and proofread against the page images. The text keeps the original spelling, the printer’s misprints and the Bible references as they were printed. These are historical texts in the language of their day; the teaching of this site is set out in its own beliefs and Bible studies.

1. Prefacep. 3
2. Am I Defrauded?pp. 5–9
3. “Plenty for All”pp. 10–15
4. Problems—with Finger to Foreheadpp. 16–20
5. English Cornfieldspp. 21–23
6. Condition of the Working Classespp. 24–28
7. Living Togetherpp. 29–32
8. Rights and No Rightspp. 33–37
9. The Landlordpp. 38–44
10. Men in Businesspp. 45–51
11. The State of Englandpp. 52–56
12. Cheap Thingspp. 57–60
13. Wages, Hands and Brainspp. 61–65
14. The Only Remedypp. 66–71
15. “Socialism Begun”pp. 72–75
16. Human Naturepp. 76–82
17. Union and Rivalrypp. 83–89
18. Where lies the Wrong?pp. 90–96
19. The Springs of Human Actionpp. 97–102
20. Slaverypp. 103–108
21. The Misery of the Peoplepp. 109–114
22. Is Drunkenness Responsible for Poverty?pp. 115–121
23. “How far should Liberty go?”pp. 122–128
24. Necessities and Luxuriespp. 129–135
25. Loafers, Artizans, Peers, and Delicaciespp. 136–140
26. Christ and the Agitatorspp. 141–144
27. What is Wantedpp. 145–151
28. What is Comingpp. 152–162