{"product_id":"an-unlikely-socialist-sandra-burchill-9781922603111","title":"An Unlikely Socialist","description":"\u003cem\u003eVilified as a 'traitor'. Branded 'a fanatical Feminist'. Praised as 'a man of courage'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis highly readable book examines an overlooked pioneer of British and Australian socialism and women's suffrage, together with individual portraits of five significant women who help unravel the paradox of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorn into Privilege\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first blush, Henry Hyde Champion was the very antithesis of a socialist. A descendent of Scottish nobility, his family traced their origins to Hereditary Sheriffs of the Norman Conquest. Schooled at Marlborough College, he entered the Royal Regiment of Artillery at Woolwich and, like his father before him, was commissioned into the British Army. He served in India and Afghanistan and a promising career beckoned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDramatic Awakening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn leave in England, a friend took him to see the overcrowded and squalid slums of London's East End. He resigned his commission and became a founding member of the Social Democratic Federation. His radical activities led to the Trafalgar Square Riots and the Great London Dock Strike. Disillusioned after his wife's death during his trial, he became a thorn in the side of radicals when he demanded the creation of a new, independent party that would work for the interests of labour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra Burchill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922603112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922603111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Echo Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d","brand":"Sandra Burchill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080735781119,"sku":"9781922603111","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0dfef2e-f1db-41be-b239-917a010ab711.jpg?v=1685488527","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-unlikely-socialist-sandra-burchill-9781922603111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}