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H. W. (Henry William) Lee
1865–1932
A longtime British socialist organizer and writer, he turned political debate into sharp, readable books and pamphlets. His work captures the arguments, anxieties, and labor struggles shaping Britain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Bolshevism: A Curse & Danger to the Workers
by H. W. (Henry William) Lee
About the author
Born in London on July 10, 1865, Henry William Lee worked in the printing trade before joining the Social Democratic Federation, one of Britain’s earliest Marxist political organizations. He became a key figure in the movement and served for many years as its secretary, helping keep the party running through decades of agitation, debate, and change.
Alongside his political work, he wrote extensively on socialism, labor issues, and public affairs. His books and pamphlets include Bolshevism: A Curse & Danger to the Workers, and he is also associated with Social-Democracy in Britain: Fifty Years of the Socialist Movement, published after his death. His writing is direct and argumentative, aimed less at abstract theory than at persuading ordinary readers engaged with the politics of work, class, and reform.
Lee died on March 5, 1932. Today, his works offer a vivid window into the internal arguments of the socialist movement in Britain and the wider political tensions of his era.