What to Read: A Guide for Worker Students

Plebs Text Book Committee

Published by Plebs League, London, 1923

About this Item

Small 8vo, approx 19 cm, 61 pp. Original orange printed paper wrappers lettered in black, with a black question mark device at lower front. Ads to inside covers and rear for Plebs League publications, the National Council of Labour Colleges, and the Communist Bookshop. Contents include sections on Economics, History, Geography, Modern Problems, Philosophy, Biology, Psychology, English, Esperanto, and periodical literature. Contemporary notices priced it at 7d. Condition: Good. Wrappers rubbed with scattered spotting and faint splash marks at upper front; light soil to rear; mild corner wear. Spine with light wear at ends but holding well. Text evenly toned with a few small handling spots; no writing or underlining. Binding sound and pages secure. ---. 1923 First Edition of this Plebs League reading guide compiled by the Plebs Text Book Committee for independent working class education. A concise reading program produced for the Labour College movement, reflecting the Plebs League and NCLC effort to systematize workers education with accessible book lists and short annotations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What to Read: A Guide for Worker Students
• Publisher: Plebs League, London
• Publication Date: 1923
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good