This early works was originally published in 1894. PREFACE I was led toundertake the following inquiry because I could find no solid bottom in any ofthe current... » 

This early works was originally published in 1894. PREFACE I was led toundertake the following inquiry because I could find no solid bottom in any ofthe current prognostications favourable or unfavourable as to the probableconsequences of a general adoption of an eighthours working day. They were allalike built on a little stock of assumptions about the natural effects ofshorter hours which nobody seemed to think it necessary to verify. Even theeconomists who ventured into the play though they perhaps speculated with moresystem still speculated with the same unverified materials and obtainedaccordingly only the same problematic results.... Many of the earliest booksparticularly those dating back to the 1900s and before are now extremelyscarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works inaffordable high quality modern editions using the original text and artwork. «