This Little Band of Prophets: The Story of the Gentle Fabians

"This must be one of the most entertaining of all political histories. Mrs. Fremantle has written a well-informed, intimate and always readable account of the early members of the Fabian Society, a body which included many of the more picturesque intellectuals of their generation. She describes vividly the ardent discussions between George Bernard Shaw, Sidney and Beatrice Webb, Graham Wallas, H. G. Wells, Bertrand Russell, R. H. Tawney and other pioneers. But though with a certain irreverence she defrocks the high priests of Socialism, she leaves no doubt that these remarkable people, so few in number, between them changed society, first in Britain and then through her example in other Western countries. No student of the origins of Left Wing thought in this country can ignore the book and the general reader will find in it a highly stimulating and occasionally amusing collection of portraits of some very remarkable people..." - Book jacket.