Henry James Stenning (1889–1971), known in print as H. J. Stenning and also known as Harry Stenning, was an English socialist and translator.

Life

Born in

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, Stenning left school aged thirteen and a half.The Contributors
, ''Journal of William Morris Studies'', Vol. 2, No. 4 (1970), p.36. Retrieved 24 April 2013. He joined the

Social Democratic Federation The Social Democratic Federation (SDF) was established as Britain's first organised socialist political party by H. M. Hyndman, and had its first meeting on 7 June 1881. Those joining the SDF included William Morris, George Lansbury, James Con ...

in 1906, aged sixteen, and was a peace campaigner during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. He later joined the

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, working at the ILP bakery in

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after the war. In 1920 he criticised

Bolshevism Bolshevism (from Bolshevik) is a revolutionary socialist current of Soviet Marxist–Leninist political thought and political regime associated with the formation of a rigidly centralized, cohesive and disciplined party of social revolution, fo ...

as 'a recrudescence of

Blanquism Blanquism refers to a conception of revolution generally attributed to Louis Auguste Blanqui (1805–1881) which holds that socialist revolution should be carried out by a relatively small group of highly organised and secretive conspirators. Ha ...

' in an article for ''

Labour Leader The ''Labour Leader'' was a British socialist newspaper published for almost one hundred years. It was later renamed ''New Leader'' and ''Socialist Leader'', before finally taking the name ''Labour Leader'' again. 19th century The origins of the ...

'',Ian Bullock
Labour Leader and the Bolsheviks
2005. Retrieved 24 April 2013. and published a translation of

Karl Kautsky Karl Johann Kautsky (; ; 16 October 1854 – 17 October 1938) was a Czech-Austrian philosopher, journalist, and Marxist theorist. Kautsky was one of the most authoritative promulgators of orthodox Marxism after the death of Friedrich Engels i ...

's ''The Dictatorship of the Proletariat. He also worked as a publisher's reader, and from 1925 ran a law stationers' business in the

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Works

Translations

* ''The dictatorship of the proletariat'' by

. Manchester: National Labour Press,

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* ''The manifesto of the Moscow International, signed by

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Trotsky Lev Davidovich Bronstein. ( – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky; uk, link= no, Лев Давидович Троцький; also transliterated ''Lyev'', ''Trotski'', ''Trotskij'', ''Trockij'' and ''Trotzky''. (), was a Russian M ...

, Platten,

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, and

Rakovsky Rakovsky is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Christian Rakovsky (1873–1941), Bulgarian and Soviet socialist revolutionary *Igor Rakovskiy, Igor Rakovsky (born 1975), Russian footballer *Martin Rakovský (''c''. 1535–1579), R ...

''. Manchester: National Labour Press,

919 __NOTOC__ Year 919 ( CMXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By Place Byzantine Empire * March 25 – Romanos Lekapenos, admiral (''droungarios'') of the ...

* ''The march towards socialism'' by

Edgard Milhaud Edgard Milhaud (14 April 1873 – 4 September 1964) was a French professor of economics, a militant socialist, and a promoter and theoretician of social economy. Life Isaac Edgard Milhaud was born on 14 April 1873 in Nîmes, Gard, France. His p ...

. London: Leonard Parsons, 1920. * (tr. with T. C. Partington) ''The life and teaching of Karl Marx'' by

Max Beer Moses "Max" Beer (10 August 1864 – 30 April 1943) was an Austrian-born Marxist journalist, economist, and historian. Beer is best remembered as an early writer on the topic of imperialism and for a series of books, published in translation in ...

. London, Manchester: National Labour Press, 1921. * ''Georgia: a social-democratic peasant republic. Impressions and observations'' by Karl Kautsky. London: International Bookshops, 921 * ''Social struggles in antiquity'' by Max Beer. London: Leonard Parsons, 1922. * ''Socialisation in theory and practice'' by Heinrich Ströbel. London: P. S. King, 1922. * ''The German revolution and after'' by Heinrich Ströbel. London: Jarrolds, 923 * ''The isles of wisdom'' by

Alexander Moszkowski Alexander Moszkowski (15 January 1851 – 26 September 1934) was a German satirist, writer and philosopher of History of the Jews in Poland, Polish-Jewish descent. He was the brother of the Musical composition, composer and pianist Moritz Moszkows ...

. London: G. Routledge & Sons, 1924. * ''Social struggles in the Middle Ages'' by Max Beer. London: L. Parsons, 1924. * ''Social struggles and socialist forerunners'' by Max Beer. London: L. Parsons, 924 * ''The art of the theatre'' by

Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt (; born Henriette-Rosine Bernard; 22 or 23 October 1844 – 26 March 1923) was a French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including '' La Dame Aux Camel ...

. Translated from the French. London: Geoffrey Bles, 924 * ''Samuel Pepys: a portrait in miniature'' by

Jean Lucas-Dubreton Jean-Marie Lucas de Peslouan, better known by his pseudonym Jean Lucas-Dubreton (23 September 1883 – 9 September 1972) was a French historian and biographer. He was born in Grenoble. He died in Triel-sur-Seine. Works * ''Samuel Pepys: a portrai ...

. London: A. M. Philpot, ltd., 924? * ''The labour revolution'' by Karl Kautsky. London: Allen & Unwin, 1925. * ''The Anglo-Russian Report : A Criticism of the Report of the British Trades Union Delegation to Russia, from the Point of View of International Socialism'' by Friedrich Adler. London: P. S. King & Son, ltd, 1925. * ''The Austrian Revolution'' by

Otto Bauer Otto Bauer (5 September 1881 – 4 July 1938) was one of the founders and leading thinkers of the left-socialist Austromarxists who sought a middle ground between social democracy and revolutionary socialism. He was a member of the Austrian Parl ...

. London: L. Parsons, 1925. * ''Social Struggles and Thought (1750–1860)'' by Max Beer. London: L. Parsons, 925 * ''The economic doctrines of Karl Marx'' by Karl Kautsky. London: A. & C. Black, Ltd, 1925. * ''Vienna under socialist rule'' by

Robert Danneberg Robert Danneberg (23 July 1882, in Vienna – approx 12 December 1942, in Auschwitz) was an Austrian politician, a member of the SPÖ, Social Democratic Workers Party of Austria (SDAPÖ) and a prominent Austro-Marxism, Austro-Marxist theoretic ...

. London: Labour Party, 925 * ''Selected essays'' by

Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...

. London: Leonard Parsons, 1926. * ''Thomas More and his Utopia: with a historical introduction'' by Karl Kautsky. New York: International Publishers, 1927. * ''Cromwell & communism: socialism and democracy in the great English revolution'' by

Eduard Bernstein Eduard Bernstein (; 6 January 1850 – 18 December 1932) was a German social democratic Marxist theorist and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Bernstein had held close association to Karl Marx and Friedric ...

. London: G. Allen & Unwin, 1930. * ''In defence of capitalism'' by Adolf Weber. London: G. Allen & Unwin, 1930. * ''The experiment of Bolshevism'' by Arthur Feiler. London: G. Allen & Unwin, 1930. * ''Before Jutland: Admiral von Spee's last voyage; Coronel & the

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'' by Captain Hans Pochhammer. London: Jarrolds Limited, 1931. * ''The call of the North'' by H. H. Houben. London: E. Mathews & Marrot, 1932.. * ''Jovial King. Napoleon's youngest brother'' by Friedrich Max Kircheisen. London: E. Mathews & Marrot, 1932. * ''Fighting the French in Morocco'' by Albert Bartels. London: Alston Rivers, 1932. * ''Kings in exile'' by Otto Ernst. London: Jarrolds, 1933. * ''The resurrection of the dead'' by

Karl Barth Karl Barth (; ; – ) was a Swiss Calvinist theologian. Barth is best known for his commentary '' The Epistle to the Romans'', his involvement in the Confessing Church, including his authorship (except for a single phrase) of the Barmen Declara ...

. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1933. * ''Man into woman. An authentic record of a change of sex. The true story of the miraculous transformation of the Danish painter Einar Wegener-Andreas Sparre'' by Niels Hoyer. London: Jarrolds, 1933. * ''Creation's doom'' by Desiderius Papp. London: Jarrolds, 1934. * ''Germany's secret armaments'' by Helmut Klotz. London: Jarrolds, 1934. * ''Life and death: the autobiography of a surgeon'' by Andrea Majocchi. London: G. Allen & Unwin, 1937. * ''Tariff levels and the economic unity of Europe: an examination of tariff policy, export movements and the economic integration of Europe, 1913–1931'' by Heinrich Liepman. London: G. Allen & Unwin. * ''Maginot of the line'' by Pierre Belperron. London: Williams and Norgate, 1940. * ''Paul Gauguin: letters to his wife and friends'', ed. Maurice Malingue. London: Saturn Press,

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* ''Tragic Empress. The story of Elizabeth of Austria'' by

Maurice Paléologue Maurice Paléologue (13 January 1859 – 23 November 1944) was a French diplomat, historian, and essayist. As the French ambassador to Russia (1914-1917), he supported the Russian mobilization against Germany that led to World War I and likewise p ...

. London: Saturn Press,

950 Year 950 ( CML) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab–Byzantine War: A Hamdanid army (30,000 men) led by Sayf al-Dawla raids int ...

* ''London'' by Jacques Boussard. London; printed in France: Nicholas Kaye, 1951. * ''

Venus in Furs ''Venus in Furs'' (german: Venus im Pelz, links=no) is a novella by the Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and the best known of his works. The novel was to be part of an epic series that Sacher-Masoch envisioned called '' Legacy of Cai ...

. Together with the Back Czarina'' by

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch (; 27 January 1836 – 9 March 1895) was an Austrian nobleman, writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term ''masochism'' is derived from his name, invented by h ...

. London: Luxor Press, 965 * ''Practical handicraft: I. Working in metal, leather, clay and other media'' by Prof. Fritz Walter. London: Mills & Boon, 1967.

Other

* 'Socialist Unity', ''Socialist Review'', 12, (April 1914), pp. 157–64 * (ed. with intro.) ''The causes of war'' by W. R. Inge, Lord Beaverbrook and others. London: Allen & Unwin, 1935.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stenning, Henry James 1889 births 1971 deaths English translators Independent Labour Party politicians Social Democratic Federation members English male non-fiction writers 20th-century British translators 20th-century English male writers