FREEThis Misery of Boots
by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
"This Misery of Boots" by H. G. Wells is a political tract published in 1907. Using the simple image of ill-fitting boots as his starting point, Wells argues that widespread suffering is not inevitable but stems from private property in land and production. He calls for socialism—the expropriation of property by the state to serve people rather than profit. Wells challenges readers to recognize that misery is preventable and urges socialists to organize, persuade others, and work toward revolutionary change in society's fundamental structure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Automated conservative edition review 2026-10-20T10:18:39.821Z (historical-original-en-v2), Philippines scope. English historical author Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), died 1946; original-language author allowlist, matching sole EPUB/catalog creator, no credited contributors, no extra artwork, no flagged editorial/translation/copyright cues in isolated text. US public-domain source label and retained Gutenberg license; EPUB CRC passed. This is rule-based screening, not a worldwide rights opinion or a claim of manual review. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53516; Philippine term reference https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/copyright/. EPUB SHA256 e4a1faf5fea665169388e61bc2c815875ab106185a5a87faf7a7699ae4154c57; RDF SHA256 08a5843ca6b3d9b3e5ff098541fd1260dca0226f0aa522a674d412eda80f5f3d. Author identity/date reference checked 2026-09-28: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35.
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