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Hubert Bland
1856–1914
A journalist, novelist, and early socialist, this restless Victorian writer helped found the Fabian Society and moved through the same lively literary world as Edith Nesbit. His life mixed politics, journalism, and fiction in a way that still feels vivid today.
2 Audiobooks
Letters to a daughter
by Hubert Bland
The Prophet's Mantle
by E. (Edith) Nesbit, Hubert Bland
About the author
Born in Woolwich, England, in January 1855, Hubert Bland became known as a journalist, author, and one of the founding figures of the Fabian Society, the influential socialist group formed in the 1880s. He wrote for newspapers as well as books, bringing a sharp, opinionated voice to both politics and literature.
Bland is also closely tied to the life and career of Edith Nesbit, whom he married in 1880. The two collaborated on The Prophet's Mantle, and his place in her circle means he often appears in accounts of late Victorian literary and political life.
He died in April 1914. Though he is remembered partly through the company he kept, he was also a notable figure in his own right: a man of letters whose career linked journalism, fiction, and the early history of British socialism.