Parents: What Are They Good For? | Benjamin DeCasseres, Chip Smith | SA1252


1845-1945, 1946-Today, Benjamin DeCasseres, Book, Stand Alone

Benjamin DeCasseres’ essay “Parents: What Are They Good For?” originally appeared exclusively in the premiere issue (dated January 1, 1916) of Revolt, a short-lived literary anarchist periodical that was published and edited by Hippolyte Havel in New York City before being suppressed by the U.S. government. Despite the appearance of novelty, the idea to feature […]

August 5, 2023

SA1250 | The Radical Book Shop of Chicago | Kevin I. Slaughter & Lillian H. Udell


1845-1945, 1946-Today, Book, Historical Work, Kevin I. Slaughter, Malfew Seklew, Ragnar Redbeard, Stand Alone

Title: The Radical Book Shop of Chicago Subtitle: In Which a Disaffected Preacher, His Blind Anarchist Wife, and Their Precocious Daughters Create an Important Hub of Literary, Bohemian, and Revolutionary Culture in Progressive-Era Chicago Author: Kevin I. Slaughter, with texts by Lillian H. Udell Paperback | 5.5 x 8.5”, 128 pages | Price: $16.95 | ISBN: 978-1-943687-28-2 […]

April 30, 2023

Dora Marsden Ephemera


1845-1945, Dora Marsden, Journals, The Egoist 1914

Two minor previously undocumented ephemeral mentions of Dora Marsden, editor of The Egoist. First, two lines from the book-length poem The Atheist by George Bedborough (London: Garden City Press, 1919)… “Dora Marsden writes well and so do her friends, / But The Egoist sometimes to crankiness tends.” Second, an advertisement for The Egoist which appeared […]

April 27, 2022

SA1225 | Max Stirner and the Philosophy of the Individual | Leo Markun & Jason Ramsay-Brown


1845-1945, Max Stirner, Stand Alone

Leo Markun provides a strong introduction to the history, life, and philosophy of Johann Caspar Schmidt, known professionally as Max Stirner, the father of Egoism. This long essay was first released in 1925 as part of the Little Blue Book series by the prolific publisher Emanuel Haldeman-Julius (1889-1951). Available from Underworld Amusements This booklet was […]

March 24, 2022

Announcing “Der Geist” journal Issue 5, Spring 2022


1845-1945, 1946-Today, Bibliographic, Der Geist, Dora Marsden, Friedrich Nietzsche, Georgia Replogle, Historical Work, Kevin I. Slaughter, Malfew Seklew, Max Stirner, News, Ragnar Redbeard, Sidney E. Parker, Steven T. Byington, Thomas Common, Trevor Blake

Der Geist issue 5 is now available! That creates a total of 930 pages of egoism from 1845 to 1945, with “lost” works reprinted, new or lost translations in every issue, rare photos and images, and new research and writing. Available from: Underworld Amusements | Amazon.com | Amazon.UK | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop.org DER GEIST issue five features the first publication of original […]

February 17, 2022

Freewomen of New York


1845-1945, Dora Marsden, Events, Freewoman

25. 1. 1913 My Dear Mrs. [Frances Maule] Bjorkman: Your letter of Jan. 14th has just arrived & I am sending you a hasty note with the outgoing mail. [Miss Kenton’s?] letter has not yet arrived & I therefore do not know the [?] of your deliberations. I am satisfied for the moment with the […]

January 25, 2022