biographies

Biographies of revolutionaries, radicals, historical figures and working class activists.

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary (1955) E. P. Thompson

William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary - E. P. Thompson

Part of the series of biographies of William Morris. Thompson's first major work of scholarship was…

Karl Marx

Karl Marx: man and fighter - Boris Nicolaievsky and Otto Maenchen-Helfen

Part of the series of biographies of Karl Marx. 1933 biography of Karl Marx by Otto Maenchen-Helfen…

Klavdiya Sverdlova Yakov Sverdlov

Yakov Sverdlov - Klavdiya Sverdlova

This biography of Yakov Sverdlov (1885–1919) was written by Klavdiya Sverdlova, his wife and companion. She shared his life in the revolutionary…

William Morris and the Early Days of the Socialist Movement (1921)

William Morris and the Early Days of the Socialist Movement (1921)

Part of the series of biographies of William Morris. Reminiscences of Morris' work as a propagandist…

William Morris

Biographies of William Morris - reading guide

Book length or pamphlet length (10,000 words+) or otherwise notable biographies of the life of William Morris with considerable reference to his…

Emilienne Morin

Morin, Emilienne Leontine (1901-1991) aka Mimi aka Mimi-FAI

A short biography of Emilienne Morin, active in France and Spain, companera of Buenaventura Durruti

Karl Marx: His Life and Environment (1939) Isaiah Berlin

Karl Marx: His Life and Environment (1939) Isaiah Berlin

Part of the series of biographies of Karl Marx. Isaiah Berlin was a Russian-British lecturer and…

Karl Marx: His Life and Work (1910) John Spargo

Karl Marx: His Life and Work (1910) John Spargo

Part of the series of biographies of Karl Marx. John Spargo was a founding member, intellectual and editor of the Socialist Party of America in…

Marx: The Man and His Message (1910) Keir Hardie

Marx: The Man and His Message (1910) Keir Hardie

Part of the series of biographies of Karl Marx. Keir Hardie founded, served as MP and led both the Independent Labour Party in 1893 and the…

Karl Marx, Jenny Marx, Eleanor Marx, Laura Marx and Friedrich Engels

Biographies of Karl Marx - reading guide

Book length or pamphlet length (10,000 words+) or otherwise notable English-language biographies of the life of Karl Marx in chronological order

John Cornford, 1936

Freedom's crooked scars: John Cornford in Spain

A biographical, political, and literary introduction to John Cornford, the first man to go from England to fight the fascist takeover in Spain in…

Emiliano Zapata

Zapata of Mexico

A detailed look at one of the most iconic rebels in history: Emiliano Zapata by Peter E Newell. Chronicles the development of the Mexican revolution in southern Mexico.