Arthur M. (Arthur Morrow) Lewis

Born in England in 1873, Arthur Morrow Lewis became known in the United States as a lecturer, writer, and socialist educator. Contemporary and archival sources identify him as Arthur M. Lewis, note that he studied for the ministry, and show that he built a reputation as a scholar and public speaker.

His published work ranges across sociology, evolution, religion, and politics. Books such as Evolution Social and Organic and An Introduction to Sociology suggest the kind of writer he was: someone trying to explain complicated social and scientific ideas in a direct way for general readers rather than specialists.

Lewis also appears to have been active on the lecture and debate circuit, especially in connection with socialist education and public discussion. He died in 1922, but his books remain preserved in public-domain and library collections, where they still give a sense of his energetic, argumentative style.