Please Join Us for a Zoom Virtual Book Launch, Jointly Sponsored by the Bertrand Russell Society and the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation, on Saturday, October 22 1 PM Eastern Time. Please correct for your local time zone.
Ruth Derham Will Discuss Her New Book, To Be Frank: The Politics and Polemics of a Radical Russell. To join this event, please register here: https://bertrandrussellsociety.org/registration/
Here is a description of To Be Frank:
The 2nd Earl Russell, John Francis Stanley, described himself as a socialist and strong individualist, but primarily innately rebellious. To this we might add rationalist, atheist, orator and persistent social campaigner. Born into privilege, raised and educated to be ‘useful’ and autonomous, Frank Russell pursued a path that brought him into conflict with the established order, spurring him to prove that he was no vacuous aristocrat but a worthy successor to his illustrious grandfather, Lord John Russell, who had twice been Prime Minister.
Giving voice to his deep-seated abhorrence of injustice, Frank Russell became an early advocate of controversial causes such as divorce reform and votes for women. He was the first peer to join the Fabians and speak as a ‘candid friend’ of the burgeoning Labour Party. This collection from his desk, compiled by his biographer, illustrates Frank Russell’s diversity, humanity, humour and candour as, with similar principles but different methods to his brother, polymath Bertrand Russell, he pioneered campaigns for many rights we take for granted today.For further details please go to http://spokesmanbooks.org/product/to-be-frank/
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