The ''New Moral World'' was an early

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newspaper in the

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, once the national official publication of

Owenism Owenism is the utopian socialist philosophy of 19th-century social reformer Robert Owen and his followers and successors, who are known as Owenites. Owenism aimed for radical reform of society and is considered a forerunner of the cooperative m ...

. The publication was launched by Robert Owen in November 1834 as the successor to ''Crisis'', and carried the subtitle "A London Weekly Publication. Developing the Principles of the Rational System of Society".Laurel Brake and Marysa Demoor, ''Dictionary of Nineteenth-century Journalism in Great Britain and Ireland'', p.444 Later subtitles included "Manual of Science" and "Gazette of the Universal Community Society of Rational Religionists", while the paper briefly had an alternative title of ''Millennium''.John Harrison, ''Robert Owen and the Owenites in Britain and America'', p.282 Following closely the development of Owen's ideas, the newspaper initially advocated

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ism and peaceful revolution, but soon moved to instead advocate the formation of utopian communities. It did this through a mixture of news, comment, letters, poetry, and the publication of policy. Unlike ''Crisis'', ''New Moral World'' was largely sold rather than given away, and therefore had a smaller circulation. The newsagents who sold it typically also sold the Chartist '' Northern Star''. Initially published in London, publication moved to Manchester, Birmingham, then in 1839 to Leeds, where its publication was arranged by Joshua Hobson. In 1842, publication moved back to London, then in 1845 to Harmony Hall in Hampshire. This colony soon collapsed, and Owen sold the newspaper to James Hill, father of Octavia Hill.Gillian Darley, ''Octavia Hill'', pp.27-28 George Fleming attempted to relaunch the paper as ''Moral World'', but both the original and relaunched versions of the paper had stopped publication by the end of the year.

Editors

:1834: Robert Owen :1837: George Fleming :1845: James Hill

References

{{Authority control Defunct weekly newspapers Defunct newspapers published in the United Kingdom Owenism Publications established in 1834 Publications disestablished in 1845 1834 establishments in the United Kingdom