Freedom Press
The oldest anarchist publishing house in the English-speaking world, Freedom Press was founded in London by a group of volunteers including Charlotte Wilson and Peter Kropotkin in 1886.
The Press has repeatedly been the target of state repression, from crackdowns in the 1890s to raids during World War I and most famously, at the end of World War II. The 1945 free speech case, which saw four editors of its journal War Commentary arrested for causing “disaffection in the armed forces,” prompted support from many famous names including Herbert Read, George Orwell, Benjamin Britten, and E.M. Forster. Three were jailed.
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Lessons of the Spanish Revolution: 1936-1939
Originally written as a series of weekly articles in the 1950s and expanded and republished over the years, this analysis remains essential reading for all those interested in revolutionary praxis.
Journey Through Utopia: A Critical Examination of Imagined Worlds in Western Literature
A richly detailed and critically compelling examination of utopian literature, beginning with Plato’s Republic and continuing through to Huxley’s Brave New World.
About Anarchism
Originally written in 1969 and updated for the twenty-first century, About Anarchism is an uncluttered, precise, and urgently necessary expression of practical anarchism.
The Slow Burning Fuse: The Lost History of the British Anarchists
The British anarchist movement during the years 1880–1930, while borrowing from Europe, was self-actuated and independent, with a vibrant tale all its own.
Why Work? Arguments for the Leisure Society
A provocative collection of essays and illustrations by writers and artists from the nineteenth century through to today, dissecting “work,” its form under capitalism, and the possibilities for an alternative society.
Lessons of the Spanish Revolution: 1936-1939
Originally written as a series of weekly articles in the 1950s and expanded and republished over the years, this analysis remains essential reading for all those interested in revolutionary praxis.
Journey Through Utopia: A Critical Examination of Imagined Worlds in Western Literature
A richly detailed and critically compelling examination of utopian literature, beginning with Plato’s Republic and continuing through to Huxley’s Brave New World.
About Anarchism
Originally written in 1969 and updated for the twenty-first century, About Anarchism is an uncluttered, precise, and urgently necessary expression of practical anarchism.
The Slow Burning Fuse: The Lost History of the British Anarchists
The British anarchist movement during the years 1880–1930, while borrowing from Europe, was self-actuated and independent, with a vibrant tale all its own.
Why Work? Arguments for the Leisure Society
A provocative collection of essays and illustrations by writers and artists from the nineteenth century through to today, dissecting “work,” its form under capitalism, and the possibilities for an alternative society.