On 27 December 1884, the majority of Socialist Democratic Federation council members resigned, followed by the formation of the Socialist League on December 30th. On 1 January 1885, the Socialist League's journal, the Commonweal, was inaugurated under the editorship of William Morris. Image: Cover of the Manifesto of the Socialist League, 1885. Published prior to 1923, public domain. Digital image from the Tim Davenport collection, no copyright claimed.

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Florence Boos, “The Socialist League, founded 30 December 1884″